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a shambolic system of public transportation
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The shambolic nature of his plots has a Scheherazade flavor, a storyteller unfurling a tale bit by bit with no aim other than keeping the reader invested moment-to-moment, failure being the penalty of death.
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
And yet, despite two decades of anxiety about being of a certain age, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy finds our shambolic protagonist having achieved her heteronormative happily-ever-after.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
The second goal was even more shambolic, with a simple pass down the flank opening up a two-on-one for Everton and Onana only pushing Jack Harrison’s shot into the air.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
During Boeing’s difficult 2024, whistleblowers from within the company came forward with complaints about shambolic internal processes in the production of its 737 and 787 aircraft.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
And yet, despite two decades of anxiety about being of a certain age, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy finds our shambolic protagonist having achieved her heteronormative happily-ever-after.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
The second goal was even more shambolic, with a simple pass down the flank opening up a two-on-one for Everton and Onana only pushing Jack Harrison’s shot into the air.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
During Boeing’s difficult 2024, whistleblowers from within the company came forward with complaints about shambolic internal processes in the production of its 737 and 787 aircraft.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shambolic
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“Shambolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shambolic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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