How to Use helter-skelter in a Sentence
helter-skelter
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Amazon may not be worth as much as Anthropic soon because one is focused and the other is helter-skelter.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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Stantis’ drawing shows Jesus hanging on a cross with oversized bombs and mortar shells flying helter-skelter in the air.
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Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Its regularity and rhythm cut against a helter-skelter modernity that has neither.
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Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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And, with seven defensive backs plus linebacker Tremaine Edmunds protecting the end zone, Jarrett found himself in the middle of a helter-skelter three-man rush.
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Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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Inspired by the helter-skelter brickwork of Chiang Mai's crumbling temples, their façades feature masonry laid in intricate motifs and wooden lattices that create beautiful shadowy patterns when the sun hits.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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