helter-skelter
Example Sentences
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In the contemporary, helter-skelter sweep of Mexico City, there is one place — in the southern borough of Xochimilco — where a vision of a watery, pre-Columbian capital may still be imagined.
From Los Angeles Times
A breathless, helter-skelter second half saw Sarkic make a super diving save from Cannon to keep the Lions in the tie, before Watmore capitalised with a richly deserved goal.
From BBC
That helter-skelter transition threw much of the economics of entertainment out of whack.
From Seattle Times
As well as a slide going down the helter-skelter, there's a lift going up with automatic doors into the garden, and wheelchair accessible swings.
From BBC
South Africa clinched a record fourth Rugby World Cup title by doing just enough to deny 14-man New Zealand and retain their crown in a helter-skelter final in Paris.
From BBC
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