How to Use bedlam in a Sentence

bedlam

noun
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  • The park had never had so many visitors at one time. It was total bedlam.
  • French physician Philippe Pinel was instrumental in the transformation of bedlams from filthy hellholes to well-ordered, humane institutions.
  • In the bedlam, a crew member twice ran right by a 50-foot fire hose.
    — Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The way Popovich sees it, the game was not lost in the bedlam of that make-or-break late possession.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The tent provides a bit of privacy in the midst of thousands of fans and the bedlam of a game.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Pushing through the bedlam surrounding him, Carmy learns to stand the heat — in and out of the kitchen.
    — Sonal Dutt, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Then came the bedlam on 18, where Mickelson and Koepka fought their way through the crowd to get to the green.
    — Ben Nuckols, courant.com, 24 May 2021
  • Double-glazed windows shut out the bedlam from the trains.
    — New York Times, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The Cup rolled down the avenue in a bubble of sustained bedlam.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 12 June 2018
  • The system has fallen apart, and now, there’s just bedlam and chaos.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The bedlam inside had the scoreboard swaying above the action on the floor.
    — oregonlive, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Jones flew in to slam through a 3-point miss by a teammate, and bedlam followed.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 6 Apr. 2020
  • There are plenty of stories about the bedlam that marked those three days.
    — CBS News, 4 Aug. 2019
  • No punches were thrown, but in the bedlam, one truth was exposed.
    — Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Low-grade bedlam erupts as people try to decide whether to move in and help or give the poor guy some air.
    — Michelle Cottle, The Atlantic, 20 June 2016
  • There was a split second of silence, and then, sheer bedlam.
    — Eric He, The Mercury News, 5 July 2019
  • A retro soundtrack inspired by the two Guardians movies kicks off the jailbreak bedlam.
    — Brady MacDonald, latimes.com, 25 May 2017
  • The calls grew louder, and all at once a tremendous bedlam broke out—loud, savage yells that raised the hair on the back of my neck.
    — National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019
  • Mario Knapp entered the school, he was surrounded by bedlam and the noise of gunfire.
    — Charles Rabin, miamiherald, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The bedlam, the happiness, even the giddiness of what is going on in this proud town.
    — Tom Verducci, SI.com, 7 Oct. 2017
  • Work-from-home preparations were put in place in case bedlam broke out.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 15 Aug. 2023
  • By the time Jackson drained a corner three-pointer with 1:42 left in the quarter, there was complete bedlam in the stands.
    — Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021
  • Sawyer prayed as the bedlam swelled around her, and miraculously, one of the Marines guarding the compound took her hand and tugged.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Leonard Hamilton rested both hands on his hips, the lone concession to the bedlam.
    — Nathan Fenno, latimes.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Chark made the catch, and bedlam ensued on the field at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
    — Tom Green, AL.com, 10 July 2017
  • Amid this bedlam, Randolph will spot Marc Gasol, his longtime in-the-paint life-partner.
    — Chris Herrington, USA TODAY, 5 July 2017
  • At times, Karl blames this bedlam on the people around Trump rather than the president himself.
    — Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Perhaps strangest still is that throughout the bedlam, the drivers rarely betray their shock.
    — Teo Bugbee, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2018
  • The horn sounded and bedlam erupted on the Bulls half of the arena, while silence engulfed the area behind the Arizona bench.
    — Greg Bishop, SI.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Maybe the Beltway bedlam is more draining because of the decision to push the story to five hour-long episodes?
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2023

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