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Recent Examples of handbasket
Everything has gone to hell in a handbasket as a result of it.
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NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
If the purpose of this essay were to merely shout at the heavens, proclaiming that the world is going to hell in a handbasket because of rampant biblical illiteracy on Earth, many may be tempted to dismiss my concerns — flippantly enough.
—Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
At least as much as an unemployed football coach and his hell-in-a-handbasket Mayberry RFD nostalgia.
—al, 10 Dec. 2019
On the 1st hole, a gone-to-hell-in-a-handbasket iron plops down in the second cut.
—Jack McCallum, SI.com, 27 June 2018
Theft, West Bagley Road: Police hope to identify and arrest a man who stole a handbasket filled with merchandise at about 3:45 p.m. July 24 from Dollar General, 390 West Bagley Road.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 27 July 2017
NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
If the purpose of this essay were to merely shout at the heavens, proclaiming that the world is going to hell in a handbasket because of rampant biblical illiteracy on Earth, many may be tempted to dismiss my concerns — flippantly enough.
—Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
At least as much as an unemployed football coach and his hell-in-a-handbasket Mayberry RFD nostalgia.
—al, 10 Dec. 2019
On the 1st hole, a gone-to-hell-in-a-handbasket iron plops down in the second cut.
—Jack McCallum, SI.com, 27 June 2018
Theft, West Bagley Road: Police hope to identify and arrest a man who stole a handbasket filled with merchandise at about 3:45 p.m. July 24 from Dollar General, 390 West Bagley Road.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 27 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbasket
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Add the squash to the air fryer basket and cook for 30 minutes at 350°F.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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Regularly clear out the basket and find permanent homes for the contents.Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
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Plastic spouts for cardboard milk and juice cartons were first introduced in 1990.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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The egg recall involved nearly 11,000 cartons of 24-count organic eggs sold under Costco's Kirkland Signature brand that landed on shelves in Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee starting Nov. 22, according to the company's announcement posted Wednesday on the FDA website.Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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No worries about weight restrictions or crate dimensions here — just a whole group of people with the same love of dogs and the same feeling of relief.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2024
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Take, for instance, his eight-foot-long Double Knot table, which borrows its texture from the egg crate.Morgan Meier, Curbed, 14 Dec. 2024
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Murphy suggests placing your wrapping paper bin in the corner of a closet along with stacking bins that house other wrapping supplies like bows, tissue paper, tags, and more.Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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While this one hasn’t been debunked, Pattinson reputation for spinning late-night tales but this in the highly unlikely bin.Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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Biodegradable caskets and natural burial grounds are gaining traction.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Four pallbearers brought the casket inside the church, as attendees looked on.Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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Instead, look for lightweight folding ones that can be tucked away in the trunk.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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After one particularly challenging transcontinental flight with a diaper blowout and a toddler with motion sickness, my husband disembarked in foggy San Francisco wearing just swim trunks and a short-sleeve T-shirt.Jocelyn Newman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
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Hundreds of Berkeley’s roughly 844 unsheltered residents access services through the Dorothy Day House each day – services such as warm meals, showers, clean clothes, storage lockers, housing support, job training and a safe bed to sleep.Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Use secure delivery options to safeguard packages Ship packages to a secure location, such as Amazon lockers, FedEx offices, or your workplace if permitted, the AG's Office said.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Handbasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbasket. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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