higgledy-piggledy

Example Sentences

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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

Stage blood and slime are squirted and splattered higgledy-piggledy.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2016

Slowly he directed one hand toward the cup and, just as he was about to spread his fingers, they began to grow in higgledy-piggledy fashion like Jack’s beanstalk all over the tray and the bed.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison