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.
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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 -
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 -
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 -
What experts agree on is that the junta’s leadership turmoil, along with steady defections on the ground, spell impending collapse one way or another.
— Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024 -
The filing notes that geopolitical turmoil, specifically the Israel-Hamas conflict, has impacted global shipping routes, leading to disruptions.
— Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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