in disarray
Frequency: 9.020.5 per million words
Common prepositional phrase indicating a state of disorder.
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Examples (10)
- The meeting broke up in disarray.
- After the CEO's sudden resignation, the company's finances were in complete disarray.
- When the police arrived, the apartment was in total disarray, with furniture overturned.
- His personal life was in disarray following the divorce.
- The opposition party was in disarray after their election defeat.
- The government's response to the crisis was in disarray, with different departments giving conflicting advice.
- The team's defense was in disarray, allowing the opponents to score easily.
- My travel plans are in disarray because of the flight cancellations.
- The country's economy was left in disarray after years of civil war.
- Her desk was in complete disarray, covered in stacks of papers and empty coffee cups.