throw into disarray

Frequency: 7.511.2 per million words

to cause a state of disorganization or untidiness

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Examples (10)

  • The sudden announcement threw their plans into disarray.
  • An unexpected power outage threw the entire concert into disarray.
  • His abrupt departure threatened to throw the team's preparations into disarray.
  • The children's playful chaos had thrown the neatly organized room into disarray.
  • Such a major policy change will undoubtedly throw the economy into disarray.
  • They hoped to throw the enemy's defenses into disarray with a diversionary tactic.
  • A misplaced document can quickly throw an entire office's workflow into disarray.
  • The latest revelations have thrown the political landscape into disarray.
  • Don't let one bad decision throw your entire future into disarray.
  • The constant changes in project scope were throwing the development schedule into disarray.