handbasket

noun

Definition of handbasketnext
as in basket

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Recent Examples of handbasket This all went to hell in a handbasket after Sidious killed Savage and defeated Maul in combat. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 19 May 2026 The world is going to hell in a handbasket. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026 Especially when pressured, or when the pocket goes to holy heck in a handbasket. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026 It’s crouched like a tiger about to spring, cleverly disguising itself as on the verge of a recession so its prey—presumably all the economic experts telling us we’re headed to economic hell in a handbasket—will be caught off-guard. — William W Bedsworth, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026 There’s plenty of hell-in-a-handbasket rhetoric about young people today. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025 Everything has gone to hell in a handbasket as a result of it. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbasket
  1. basket
  2. carton
  3. crate
  4. bin
  5. casket
  6. trunk
  7. locker
Noun
  • Alexander, who signed a two-way deal with Utah last week, made contact with the Bulls' Caleb Wilson while driving toward the basket and, after tossing the ball toward the hoop, went behind the basket clutching his side or abdomen.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Coupr’s current technology requires the use of a shopping cart to attach its touch screens, not a carrying basket or a smartphone integrated with an Apple Watch, for instance.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of basket
Noun
  • The drones can be powerful enough to scan entire cities or zoom in and read a milk carton from 60,000 feet (18,288 meters).
    — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • An unopened carton of heavy cream stored in the refrigerator generally lasts for a few weeks, and sometimes up to 30 days.
    — Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026
Definition of carton
Noun
  • Police found Jones' cellphone still inside the apartment and discovered her dog locked inside a crate, where it had apparently been left without food and sitting in its own waste for several days.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
  • One dog died in a crate, three died in a trailer and two died in a car in a parking lot.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of crate
Noun
  • This includes soil, hands, gloves, harvesting tools, storage bins and even the water supplied to the plants.
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
  • Dip a scrub brush in the solution and clean the inside of kitchen and bathroom garbage cans and recycling bins.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
Definition of bin
Noun
  • Photos and video broadcast on state media showed people reaching out to touch the truck carrying Khamenei’s coffin, while others threw scarves and other items for attendants to brush against the casket, a practice common in the Islamic Republic.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 10 July 2026
  • The body was placed in a casket draped in the Islamic Republic’s flag and encased in glass.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of casket
Noun
  • Photographs capture her outline in the mud of a creek bank; in the snow blown against a tree trunk; in an arrangement of branches and flowers leaned against a tree; and in the sand on a beach, already being erased by the waves.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • The bespoke trunk, and the coveted trophy housed inside, will make their way to the pitch for the first time at the final game of the competition, which takes place next Sunday in New Jersey.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 14 July 2026
Definition of trunk
Noun
  • Access to another exit near the kitchen might also have been narrowed by shelving units and lockers, said Kittharath, who visited the scene Monday morning.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • Some sailings bring special guest photographers and photo instructors onboard, while some National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions even feature a gear locker where people can borrow and try out new equipment for a short time.
    — Kristen E. Pope, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
Definition of locker

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