haphazardly

Example Sentences

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In contrast, many say Balen has helped clean up Nepal’s haphazardly developed capital—where many migrants to the capital have settled and built homes and businesses without authorization—despite roadblocks put in his way by national politicians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

We haphazardly dressed in our cleanest warm clothes.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

His relationship with Michael Jackson fractured after Whitten, unauthorized, haphazardly operated stage machinery, injuring Japanese workers in the process, during the initial Japan leg of the 1987-1988 Bad tour.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

I first tried a rustic version — ham and cheese tucked haphazardly among the buttered, glazed dough balls — and it was lovely in a messy, casserole-ish way.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

The windows to the living room, the foyer, and the upstairs guest bathroom were broken, patched haphazardly with sheets of clear plastic or wooden boards nailed across the frames.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini