higgledy-piggledy
Example Sentences
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L.A.’s higgledy-piggledy architecture is one of our most charming characteristics.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
The 30-year-old said: "Instead of buying all matching furniture I just bought higgledy-piggledy bits and painted them to match."
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2022
Ukrainians upload a higgledy-piggledy stream of information about Russians killed in the war on several channels on the Telegram messaging application, including the names of the deceased.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2022
Moreover, the liver does not just expand higgledy-piggledy in the animals.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 15, 2022
During the siesta, Tendai and Kuda worked in the vegetable gardens spread higgledy-piggledy among the trash hills.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
