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
That appeared to seal Duke’s fate… until things went haywire for every ACC team not in Durham.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
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
His endocrine system was now going fully haywire.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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