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haphazardly

[hap-haz-erd-lee] / hæpˈhæz ərd li /


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We haphazardly dressed in our cleanest warm clothes.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Some Christmases, I’d be disappointed by Santas that felt carelessly constructed or haphazardly painted.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

The judges praised Kalu's brightly-coloured sculptures - which are haphazardly wrapped in layers of ribbon, string, card and shiny VHS tape - and her drawings of swirling, tornado-like shapes.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

We might chase whatever’s hot and dump whatever’s not, put too much in our own company’s stock, or diversify by haphazardly buying a little of this and a lot of that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

She notices the way his fingers are twisted above the first joints, stiffened haphazardly like branches.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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