How to Use topsy-turvy in a Sentence

topsy-turvy

adverb
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  • The world is topsy-turvy — and that’s putting it mildly.
    — Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 3 Aug. 2023
  • After losing in the first round of the playoffs a year ago, the team went topsy-turvy.
    — Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The topsy-turvy phase of price hikes and dips is probably here to stay for a bit.
    — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Disney has had a topsy-turvy last few years at the stock market.
    — Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
  • New York state, the current state of the cannabis market in New York state, has been a little bit topsy-turvy.
    — Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg.com, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Modern CEOs will have to find their footing in this topsy-turvy world.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 15 May 2024
  • Her home life was topsy-turvy, and music was an escape.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The Newport Beach native deserved to soak in the moment after a topsy-turvy season.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • That spark goes a bit topsy-turvy when the kind-hearted Adam invites Chloe, her dad and older brother to move into the basement of the Campbell house.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2023
  • And the wave of millennials now trying to buy could contribute to a topsy-turvy housing market for years to come.
    — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Don’t laugh, but once again in this topsy-turvy world a message of clarity and good sense is emanating from the podium of the White House press briefing room.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
  • From Hollywood strikes to the ascent of AI to sinking stock prices, 2023 was a topsy-turvy year for media and entertainment.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
  • On December 12, the new moon in Sagittarius will ascend into the sky, bringing in vibes that will surely end our topsy-turvy year on a good note.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Between the streaming wars and the pandemic, it’s been a topsy-turvy few years for Hollywood’s major studios.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Massive cylindrical sections of what was its minaret lie topsy-turvy on its remains.
    — Rob Schmitz, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Here, music is a way of communicating the topsy-turvy logic of a long night and its sloppy seductions.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Some have been surprised at how many experienced writers are taking mini room jobs simply to stay in the game at a topsy-turvy time for the industry.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Mar. 2023
  • In another topsy-turvy college basketball game, the Knights did just that, upending the Jayhawks 65-60 on Wednesday night.
    — Philip Rossman-Reich, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
  • On one hand, Modesto Christian was the model of consistency in a topsy-turvy sport, reaching the semifinals in each of its nine Open Division appearances.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Harris is responsible for everything from New York’s biggest state banks to student loan providers to the topsy-turvy crypto sector.
    — Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Christmas revenue at the domestic box office is running behind 2022, a sobering stat as Hollywood studios and theater owners prepare to ring out a topsy-turvy year.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The moon’s formation has been theoretically topsy-turvy for decades.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024
  • In the topsy-turvy world of 2024 Republican politics, rivals of Donald Trump had been bracing for weeks for his second indictment with more dread than any sense of opportunity.
    — Shane Goldmacher, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023
  • The weather has reverted to that bland meteorological perfection endemic to Los Angeles, despite a morning that was topsy-turvy, bringing down a small tree in Stewart’s yard.
    — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Helping Barbie navigate her topsy-turvy new existence are other women.
    — Willa Paskin, New York Times, 11 July 2023
  • One noteworthy issue that underlies the problem is that trying to explore online for relevant legal materials while seated in a courtroom and faced with a ticking clock amidst a topsy-turvy legally rapidly evolving environment is not easy.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Disney shareholders on Wednesday rejected board nominees allied with activist investor Nelson Peltz, ending a combative, months-long proxy battle centered on the company’s navigation of the topsy-turvy onset of the streaming era.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Unfortunately, Cronin’s topsy-turvy thriller is torn apart by the unsustainable imbalance between its profound intentions and its ultimately silly execution.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023

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