in disorder

Example Sentences

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There is an argument that those engaged in disorder are frustrated by a lack of social housing, but at the same time, there’s been an element of recreational rioting at play.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2024

"Argentina lives in disorder, and disorder seems to be the rule," she said.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

Labrune has suggested that the increase in disorder is best read as a reflection of the state of post-pandemic French society: “Anxious, worried, fractured, argumentative and — I have to say — a little crazy.”

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2021

A house in disorder isn’t helpful to the cause.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2021

Habit ruleth like a task-master returned from the grave; I could not leave the unneeded volumes in disorder.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson