helter-skelter
Example Sentences
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After the Soviet Union ceased to exist in December 1991, Russia embarked on a helter-skelter series of economic reforms, including establishment of the country’s first stock market, and welcomed foreign investors.
From Washington Post
Leeds are a helter-skelter team, putting it all the line to get what they can out of any game.
From The Guardian
Instead, the kind of helter-skelter batting implosion that was commonplace during the Ashes was repeated.
From BBC
Owner Shad Khan fired Meyer on Dec. 16, three days after he said he wasn’t going to make a decision based on “helter-skelter” emotion.
From Seattle Times
"That, to me, is way more important than just acting helter-skelter on emotion. I think we have a history of really looking at the facts and then really doing the right thing."
From Fox News
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
