How to Use chaos in a Sentence

chaos

noun
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  • When the police arrived, the street was in total chaos.
  • The loss of electricity caused chaos throughout the city.
  • The country had descended into economic chaos.
  • The sound of the gunshots sent the crowded area into chaos.
    — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2024
  • But since the Israeli strikes on the police, the chaos had returned.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Again, the red flags were muted by the chaos of the pandemic.
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • This trend may be a direct reaction to the chaos of the past few years.
    — Tatjana Freund, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Aug. 2023
  • And then, of course, there’s more chaos and mass destruction.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The risk that amid the chaos and panic of war, the evidence will be lost or tampered with, is high.
    — Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The source believes that Melania has a way of keeping her own life on track, even amid the chaos around her.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
  • Just as the trial was about to begin, Fox settled for $787 million, but that didn’t put an end to the chaos.
    — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Frank James attempted to take that sense of safety away and inject fear and chaos into the heart of the city.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
  • In the chaos, the couple’s 9-year-old daughter was hit by a car but survived, Jackson-Smith said.
    — Aaron Gilchrist, NBC News, 7 June 2023
  • To prevent any chaos from Japan to Australia, a pilot flew the coat Down Under.
    — USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2024
  • And, after a brief lull at the start of the year, the U.K. has once again been the place to be in 2023 for fans of political and economic chaos.
    — Mark Sutherland, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Yes, tonight had chaos, from singers missing their notes to a hip-hop 50 tribute missing, well, a lot.
    — Vulture, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The party reflects on Sephiroth, the antagonist, and what’s led him to cause so much chaos in the world.
    — George Yang, PCMAG, 7 Feb. 2024
  • In Gaza’s latest lurch between calm and chaos, Asad saw his long-shot chance vanish.
    — Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
  • But in the chaos of Friday, many people were lucky and managed to escape from their homes as debris caved in.
    — Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • In the chaos, her sister escaped and did not realize that Tricia had died.
    — Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The Lions have tenacity, and the opening Thursday night game could be a breeding ground for some chaos.
    — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • For the creative community, there is a huge role to play in guiding us out of this chaos and despair.
    — Jonathan Taplin, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The argument escalated into a brawl and chaos along the dock.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Fortunately for us, Fargo is a show that thrives on chaos.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2023
  • January is the freshest month—great for after the Christmas and New Year's Eve party chaos.
    — Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Only time will tell if the Swifties can create enough joyful chaos to give her a tenth number one single.
    — Vulture, 18 Oct. 2023
  • This week we’re reminded that in many ways, David Cameron was the fire-starter, the catalyst for the current chaos, the tinder of this terrible date.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Passengers on board shared details and footage of the chaos and destruction caused by the storm on social media.
    — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
  • It was developed during the supply chain chaos amid the pandemic, when spare parts were in short supply.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2023
  • And the whole family is grateful that their pups Koda and Ziba — who went missing in the chaos — were returned home, safe and unharmed.
    — Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023

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