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Recent Examples of handbasket
The world is going to hell in a handbasket.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbasket
Noun
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The potatoes are parcooked in the microwave, then finished in a grill basket, a technique that impressed our test kitchen with its simplicity.—
Hannah Agran,
Midwest Living,
15 May 2026
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Likewise, romantic partners have to show respect and kindness to each other as well, or things will go to hell in a hand basket.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Scrambled for breakfast, whipped into a cake, stirred into a sauce, the egg is endlessly useful—and with grocery prices high, every carton counts.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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My son just threw a milk carton at me.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Additional images showed an unknown number of snakes curled on top of one another inside a large crate that was placed in the back of an officer’s vehicle.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Mapperton House, in Dorset, has seemingly endless trunks, plus the storage spaces are all packed with crates, most filled with the belongings of generations past.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Most days, a bottle of vodka journeyed from standing full in a cabinet to laying empty in a recycling bin.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
14 May 2026
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Bertsch allegedly used a plastic trash bin and struck some of the ducklings before throwing them into the trash, according to the release.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Branwell’s coffin was carried from the house and placed next to the other family caskets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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On the morning before Mother’s Day, Sariahh Snow’s small, lifeless body is one of eight – all children – lined in open white caskets along the front of a church hall in Shreveport, Louisiana.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Cops found weed and a metal container containing a pink pill inside the BMW’s trunk, according to the report.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Avoid piling mulch against the trunk, and make sure the tree is not planted too deeply, which can suffocate roots over time.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Tatis, who is usually at his locker and willing to answer questions about whatever occurs in a game, had departed by the time the media entered the clubhouse Friday.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Nailed to start most games when fit, Dewsbury-Hall has goals, assists and set pieces in his locker.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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“Handbasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbasket. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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