topsy-turviness
Example Sentences
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There are elements of horror in the staging and editing — at least one shot that struck me as an homage to Stanley Kubrick — and psychological topsy-turviness.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024
Mr. Singer and Ms. Westby, to Jake Meginsky’s propulsive soundscape, share a wayward topsy-turviness, entangling and bumping into each other.
From New York Times • May 25, 2015
The insideoutness, topsy-turviness, and preposterousness of Mr. Jones' method is incredible.
From Society for Pure English, Tract 02 On English Homophones by Bridges, Robert Seymour
And last, but not least by any means, there were two Irish ladies, who, with the best intentions imaginable, produced a universal state of topsy-turviness when left to themselves for a moment.
From Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories by Alcott, Louisa May
This is perfectly true, but the topsy-turviness of the idea never seems to strike them.
From The Defendant by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
