How to Use turmoil in a Sentence

turmoil

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  • His life has been in a constant turmoil.
  • The country has been in turmoil for the past 10 years.
  • On and on the turmoil grinds through this crazed decade.
    — Matt Thompson, Spin, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Still, the turmoil in the past may only be a taste of what's ahead.
    — Rick Klein, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Uvalde has been in turmoil in the two years since the shooting.
    — J. David Goodman, New York Times, 22 May 2024
  • And the timing is right for the return of the festival, given the world’s turmoil.
    — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
  • But with the Ravens a game behind at 9-5 and in turmoil, the division is the Bengals’ to lose.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Still, there are the long-term effects of the turmoil to consider.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Despite the street turmoil, Ms. Myrle likes to go for strolls on her breaks.
    — Jordan Gale Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 31 July 2023
  • Hernández and André broke off from the others, and from the turmoil emerged a new group: Jaguares.
    — Holly Alvarado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
  • What the 71-year-old has found since completing his $1.5 billion deal is a club in turmoil and the Premier League in chaos.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 20 June 2024
  • And ironically, horror films have played best when the world is in some kind of turmoil.
    — Vulture, 20 Jan. 2023
  • And this post is Substack sticking its flag in the ground as reading on the internet is in some turmoil.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The next day came a sobering tour of Old Havana, from its colonial roots to its modern turmoil.
    — Moriah Balingit, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Those lonely fields could feel like a refuge from the turmoil of being Black in Alabama.
    — Michael S. Williamson, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
  • The short video also showed a hint of turmoil, as SZA and a shirtless Justin begin to have an argument.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Other elixirs for inner turmoil tumble down to us from sources as old as myths.
    — Martha McPhee, Vogue, 24 July 2024
  • The report did not delve into the internal turmoil that caused sponsors to flee.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The Portland Trail Blazers’ offseason has seen its share of turmoil to this point.
    — Afentres, oregonlive, 6 July 2023
  • Many thought that the Fed would pause given the recent turmoil in the banking sector, with some even arguing that the Fed should cut rates.
    — Kevin A. Hassett, National Review, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The turmoil at the time prompted the US military to escalate its mission in Haiti.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • There’s so much history, culture, and current turmoil in some of the countries that are featured on the show.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • His killing stunned a department that has struggled to fill its ranks since the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing turmoil.
    — Michael Goldberg, Twin Cities, 11 June 2024
  • Such issues aren't playing a part in the recent banking turmoil.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The workplace in turmoil over whether to open a lactation room to other uses has reached détente — for now.
    — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Even as the pandemic’s severity wanes, the supply chain is still in turmoil.
    — Louis Gritzo, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Also, in a world in so much turmoil, creators try to look in the past or look into the future to address current topics.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
  • That date came and went, sending her acolytes into further turmoil.
    — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The survey comes as the country braces for possible turmoil around Election Day.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • And the move by the Post also came days after the Los Angeles Times found itself in turmoil over its decision not to endorse in the 2024 election.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024

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