How to Use higgledy-piggledy in a Sentence

higgledy-piggledy

adverb

• Posen, in turn, fell for the higgledy-piggledy architecture and the history.
  — Plum Sykes, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026
• All of them ping-ponging around higgledy-piggledy won’t generate a magnetic field, but a cloud of them moving along together will.
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
• Although the bowls are often artfully arranged, this version is casual, with steamed vegetables added atop the rice in a higgledy-piggledy array.
  — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
• The grid breaks down in Lower Manhattan and the streets begin to look higgledy-piggledy and more challenging to navigate.
  — Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
• Cue an enthralling chase sequence, doubling back through those higgledy-piggledy Portland streetscapes, toward the woods — the impenetrable thickets and thorns of which magically part in her presence.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
• Renovating and expanding the higgledy-piggledy building—a monumental project that finally will welcome guests in February—will usher in the next chapter in the château’s story.
  — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
• Accessibility The higgledy-piggledy nature of the building, with any number of steps going in multiple different directions, does not initially scream accessibility, but there are three accessible rooms and lifts accessing every level.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026