How to Use chaos in a Sentence

chaos

noun
  • 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.
  • There's the right to protest, but not the right to cause chaos.
    — CBS News, 5 May 2024
  • Here are some of the claims that spread most online in the wake of the chaos.
    — Chris Mueller, The Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The 1970s may have been chaotic, but the chaos made sense.
    — Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Bob Odenkirk is about to be an agent of chaos once again.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The calm of that warm June evening had quickly turned to chaos.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Amid the chaos, Arlo slips past the adults and walks toward the woods.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The sound of the gunshots sent the crowded area into chaos.
    — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2024
  • In the chorus there is a major shift in the the mood as there is some calm brought to the chaos.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • Down the block, a neighbor climbed out of bed to watch the chaos of all those kids in front of my house.
    — Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The 28-year-old appears at ease despite the chaos swirling around her.
    — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The constant chaos and the kind of unstructured nature of the team were a big part of that.
    — Emile Nuh, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
  • This trend may be a direct reaction to the chaos of the past few years.
    — Tatjana Freund, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Somehow life keeps going again and again, even in the worst chaos.
    — Dina Gachman Daniel Arnold, New York Times, 25 May 2024
  • Here are some of the claims that spread most online in the wake of the chaos. Follow us on Facebook!
    — Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023
  • So how then, does EWC sort through the chaos of counterfeits?
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
  • One passenger even claimed their shirt was ripped off in the chaos.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Buckle up for the chaos that is the 2023 second-round fallout.
    — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • And then, of course, there’s more chaos and mass destruction.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
  • In his new role as king, he is left to deal with the chaos his father left behind.
    — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Everything’s just chaos, and Aud just with Zoë just homed in and just sang it.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Laughs ensue about the potential chaos, but the point is made.
    — Stratton Lawrence, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2024
  • The Huskies had possession with a chance to win it, but then chaos ensued.
    — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • But in the chaos a new experiment bubbled to the surface.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
  • None of the six conferences managed to get all four top seeds to the semifinal round, but the level of chaos varied widely from one conference to the next.
    — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

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