How to Use turmoil in a Sentence

turmoil

noun
  • His life has been in a constant turmoil.
  • The country has been in turmoil for the past 10 years.
  • No, there was a lot of turmoil and life changes.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In times of turmoil, what is the point of sports?
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The Guardians held their own through the turmoil.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • But even amid this turmoil, Ver’s case stands out.
    — Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Her win itself was born from that turmoil.
    — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Uvalde has been in turmoil in the two years since the shooting.
    — J. David Goodman, New York Times, 22 May 2024
  • Or maybe their turmoil isn’t all that quiet.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But turmoil has also reached that city.
    — ABC News, 22 May 2026
  • But turmoil has also reached that city.
    — Olga R. Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • Still, the turmoil in the past may only be a taste of what's ahead.
    — Rick Klein, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Yet, the turmoil has not ended.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Like Venezuela, Haiti is mired in turmoil.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Last season, there was more turmoil.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Years of turmoil presaged the takeover.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2026
  • But the turmoil has reached a new extreme in recent weeks.
    — ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026
  • To an increase in the volume of turmoil and angst.
    — Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The last year of Fields’ tenure was marked by turmoil on the board.
    — Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Stock prices are high in part because of global turmoil.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Amid the turmoil, the school is on its third president in less than a year.
    — Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Right now, the school district has been through some turmoil lately.
    — Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
  • And that means their new coach can’t be daunted by the turmoil of a rebuild.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
  • But the stock market is brushing off the turmoil.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The loss has only added to the club’s woes, given the off-field turmoil.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Syracuse football was in a bit of turmoil.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Hearts and flowers do not well dance with the sad music of tear gas and tears, tragedy and turmoil.
    — Chick Pritchard, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Less than two years later, the Titans are in a state of turmoil.
    — Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Adding to the turmoil is one of the worst droughts in a quarter-century.
    — Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Other conflicts are adding to the turmoil.
    — Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025

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