Send us feedback about these examples.U.S. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'shambolic.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, Ready or not, that’s what Lagos and the Band on the Run sessions were about to give him, his wife and Laine - one dramatic complication after another, threatening to undermine an endeavor that was more shambolic and seat-of-the-pants than the average McCartney fan realized back in the ‘70s.
Dwight Garner, New York Times, 13 June 2023 The president is supported by a substantial religious sector, which appears to have barely been dented by the flailing economy or the government’s shambolic early response to the earthquake. 2023 Central among her visions is the Thalidomide Kid, a shambolic dwarf with flippers and a bent sense of humor. Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 23 June 2023 In the end, the Russian offensive was just shambolic enough to let Ukrainian forces fight a successful delaying action, holding the capital and sucking Putin’s military into a long, bloody slog.
Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 5 July 2023 But this big, splashy show, which is quite entertaining at times, is hampered by a shambolic jumble of sisterhood 101 messaging and defanged fantasy revisionism. Radek Sikorski, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023 Since re-taking control of the country in August 2021, following the shambolic withdrawal of the United States and its allies, the Taliban has rolled back decades of progress on human rights. Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 23 July 2023 Without a central budget or an executive authority that could force states to provide the necessary men and provisions, the war was sometimes shambolic the colonists just barely won their independence. Recent Examples on the Web Messi sat out the first half, watching shambolic defenders offer up a string of scoring opportunities that neither side was competent to convert.
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