How to Use helter-skelter in a Sentence

helter-skelter

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• Sometimes Williams wasn’t precise enough with his passes or was a tad too helter-skelter on the move.
  — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
• Amazon may not be worth as much as Anthropic soon because one is focused and the other is helter-skelter.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
• Stantis’ drawing shows Jesus hanging on a cross with oversized bombs and mortar shells flying helter-skelter in the air.
  — Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
• Its regularity and rhythm cut against a helter-skelter modernity that has neither.
  — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
• Argentina’s helter-skelter run to the final will come up against its greatest test and their ferocious mentality won’t quite be enough against a better team in all regards.
  — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
• And, with seven defensive backs plus linebacker Tremaine Edmunds protecting the end zone, Jarrett found himself in the middle of a helter-skelter three-man rush.
  — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
• Inspired by the helter-skelter brickwork of Chiang Mai's crumbling temples, their façades feature masonry laid in intricate motifs and wooden lattices that create beautiful shadowy patterns when the sun hits.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026