bedlam - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • cause: It was the Korean war where alleged American use of germ weapons caused international bedlam.
  • create: A duet of serial killers create bedlam in movie town.

Adjective modifier

  • total: It would be total bedlam, and so dangerous, if everyone tried to drive into the school!
  • absolute: We tried this at Blackbird Leys a couple of years ago and it was absolute bedlam.
  • sheer: Within a few minutes, it was sheer bedlam.
  • complete: The photographer arrived in the midst of complete bedlam at my house.

Modifies a noun

  • cube: The puzzle boxes are easy, compared to the bedlam retro cube which is still puzzling my nieces!

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