haywire

Example Sentences

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And, if it goes haywire after that, the Dodgers inevitably will be blamed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

One sign buyers are desperate to get their hands on crude that can bypass Hormuz is the fact that prices on either side of the strait have gone haywire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The plunge in stocks — by about 30% in less than three weeks — sent their portfolio balances haywire.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

Both teams were more stable in the second half, with far fewer chances in comparison to the haywire first period.

From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025

Their immune systems had failed or gone haywire.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston