welter

Example Sentences

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The burglars’ capture by the police during their botched break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters on June 17, 1972, led to the exposure of a welter of illegal Nixonian operations, and eventually to Nixon’s downfall.

From Washington Post

The best way to get a handle on this divine welter is to take a walking tour.

From New York Times

We are invited instead to “spot” the conventional figurative elements — a body here, a cat’s face there — whenever they emerge from the welter of abstract brushstrokes.

From Washington Post

Critics say the welter of legislation is aimed at disguising the fact that the coalition is struggling to make headway in more crucial areas, such as utilising European Union post-COVID-19 pandemic funds.

From Reuters

The southern Montana reservations of “Murder in Big Horn,” where native girls and women disappear with sickening regularity, are “almost a lawless community” because of a welter of overlapping law-enforcement jurisdictions.

From New York Times