How to Use turmoil in a Sentence

turmoil

noun
  • 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
  • Amid the turmoil, the school is on its third president in less than a year.
    — Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Adding to the turmoil is one of the worst droughts in a quarter-century.
    — Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Since then, Clegg has been a clear figure in Meta’s time of turmoil.
    — Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The Post has been in turmoil for much of Mr. Lewis’s tenure, which began a year ago.
    — Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And the timing is right for the return of the festival, given the world’s turmoil.
    — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
  • By the end of the day, Rajapaksa had resigned and the country was in turmoil.
    — Washington Post, 10 May 2022
  • 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
  • The 24-hour news network with a worldwide footprint is in a time of turmoil.
    — New York Times, 5 June 2022
  • This turmoil was nothing new for fans who’ve been around since the days of Keith Moon.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2025
  • Here's what to know about the ongoing funding turmoil at the NIH.
    — Alice Park, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
  • White loves a wealthy elite in turmoil, and Isaacs appears to be filling that role on this go-around.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The bottom line: There's more turmoil — and testing — ahead.
    — Mike Allen, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Lo knows to play a long game, and plans to remain steadfast while waiting for the turmoil to subside.
    — Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • As the night’s turmoil turned into morning’s tragedy, the room emptied.
    — Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Through a season of turmoil, Derek Carr performed at his best.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2022
  • An article in Wired last year described the turmoil in the UK branch of Amazon’s drone project.
    — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • The crypto world has been in turmoil since the collapse of the exchange FTX earlier this month.
    — Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Those who were nearby during those weeks of turmoil, anger, and despair can recall it — the sirens, the protest chants, and the faint smell of smoke as parts of the city burned.
    — Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Yet somehow, amid all the turmoil, the Colts managed to play good enough last weekend to snap a three-game losing streak.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Staff turmoil and turnover have been constant issues at Owamni.
    — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022
  • While Dimon seems perpetually worried about the economy and rising geopolitical turmoil, the U.S. keeps chugging along.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 30 May 2025

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