How to Use bedlam in a Sentence

bedlam

noun
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Work-from-home preparations were put in place in case bedlam broke out.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The system has fallen apart, and now, there’s just bedlam and chaos.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2023
  • In the bedlam, a crew member twice ran right by a 50-foot fire hose.
    — Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Jones flew in to slam through a 3-point miss by a teammate, and bedlam followed.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 6 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • The victim can be seen lying on the ground in shock as the bedlam continues around her.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • The Cup rolled down the avenue in a bubble of sustained bedlam.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 12 June 2018
  • When three or more salmon are buttoned at once, the scene can turn into absolute bedlam.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 10 June 2018
  • The bedlam inside had the scoreboard swaying above the action on the floor.
    — oregonlive, 24 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • Boise State isn’t immune to the struggles brought on by the transfer bedlam.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Perhaps strangest still is that throughout the bedlam, the drivers rarely betray their shock.
    — Teo Bugbee, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Pushing through the bedlam surrounding him, Carmy learns to stand the heat — in and out of the kitchen.
    — Sonal Dutt, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • The bedlam, the happiness, even the giddiness of what is going on in this proud town.
    — Tom Verducci, SI.com, 7 Oct. 2017
  • Some were tasked with pulling electrical cords out of the mire while others attempted to tidy up the bedlam.
    — Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Bogle is able to cross into the box, where the two strikers are again creating bedlam for the centre-backs.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Mario Knapp entered the school, he was surrounded by bedlam and the noise of gunfire.
    — Charles Rabin, miamiherald, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Leonard Hamilton rested both hands on his hips, the lone concession to the bedlam.
    — Nathan Fenno, latimes.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • These ascendants met for back-to-back bedlam in March Madness.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • The bedlam comes fast and furious, and maybe that’s enough to distract us from the foreboding setting.
    — Luke Winkie, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The only solution to this potential camel bedlam is to remove the three- to six-year-old thrusting males from the fray.
    — National Geographic, 17 Feb. 2016
  • 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
  • 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
  • Amid this bedlam, Randolph will spot Marc Gasol, his longtime in-the-paint life-partner.
    — Chris Herrington, USA TODAY, 5 July 2017

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