How to Use topsy-turvy in a Sentence
topsy-turvy
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The world is topsy-turvy — and that’s putting it mildly.
— Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 3 Aug. 2023 -
After losing in the first round of the playoffs a year ago, the team went topsy-turvy.
— Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023 -
The topsy-turvy phase of price hikes and dips is probably here to stay for a bit.
— Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024 -
Disney has had a topsy-turvy last few years at the stock market.
— Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024 -
New York state, the current state of the cannabis market in New York state, has been a little bit topsy-turvy.
— Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg.com, 20 Apr. 2023 -
Modern CEOs will have to find their footing in this topsy-turvy world.
— Peter Vanham, Fortune, 15 May 2024 -
Her home life was topsy-turvy, and music was an escape.
— Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2024 -
The Newport Beach native deserved to soak in the moment after a topsy-turvy season.
— Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023 -
That spark goes a bit topsy-turvy when the kind-hearted Adam invites Chloe, her dad and older brother to move into the basement of the Campbell house.
— Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2023 -
And the wave of millennials now trying to buy could contribute to a topsy-turvy housing market for years to come.
— Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024 -
Don’t laugh, but once again in this topsy-turvy world a message of clarity and good sense is emanating from the podium of the White House press briefing room.
— James Freeman, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023 -
From Hollywood strikes to the ascent of AI to sinking stock prices, 2023 was a topsy-turvy year for media and entertainment.
— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024 -
On December 12, the new moon in Sagittarius will ascend into the sky, bringing in vibes that will surely end our topsy-turvy year on a good note.
— Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 11 Dec. 2023 -
Between the streaming wars and the pandemic, it’s been a topsy-turvy few years for Hollywood’s major studios.
— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Apr. 2023 -
Massive cylindrical sections of what was its minaret lie topsy-turvy on its remains.
— Rob Schmitz, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024 -
Here, music is a way of communicating the topsy-turvy logic of a long night and its sloppy seductions.
— Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024 -
Some have been surprised at how many experienced writers are taking mini room jobs simply to stay in the game at a topsy-turvy time for the industry.
— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Mar. 2023 -
In another topsy-turvy college basketball game, the Knights did just that, upending the Jayhawks 65-60 on Wednesday night.
— Philip Rossman-Reich, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 -
On one hand, Modesto Christian was the model of consistency in a topsy-turvy sport, reaching the semifinals in each of its nine Open Division appearances.
— Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024 -
Harris is responsible for everything from New York’s biggest state banks to student loan providers to the topsy-turvy crypto sector.
— Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023 -
Christmas revenue at the domestic box office is running behind 2022, a sobering stat as Hollywood studios and theater owners prepare to ring out a topsy-turvy year.
— Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2023 -
The moon’s formation has been theoretically topsy-turvy for decades.
— Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024 -
In the topsy-turvy world of 2024 Republican politics, rivals of Donald Trump had been bracing for weeks for his second indictment with more dread than any sense of opportunity.
— Shane Goldmacher, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023 -
The weather has reverted to that bland meteorological perfection endemic to Los Angeles, despite a morning that was topsy-turvy, bringing down a small tree in Stewart’s yard.
— Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2024 -
Helping Barbie navigate her topsy-turvy new existence are other women.
— Willa Paskin, New York Times, 11 July 2023 -
One noteworthy issue that underlies the problem is that trying to explore online for relevant legal materials while seated in a courtroom and faced with a ticking clock amidst a topsy-turvy legally rapidly evolving environment is not easy.
— Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024 -
Disney shareholders on Wednesday rejected board nominees allied with activist investor Nelson Peltz, ending a combative, months-long proxy battle centered on the company’s navigation of the topsy-turvy onset of the streaming era.
— Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024 -
Unfortunately, Cronin’s topsy-turvy thriller is torn apart by the unsustainable imbalance between its profound intentions and its ultimately silly execution.
— Ron Charles, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023 -
The world is topsy-turvy — and that’s putting it mildly.
— Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 3 Aug. 2023 -
After losing in the first round of the playoffs a year ago, the team went topsy-turvy.
— Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
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