Definition of Pell-mell

a confused or disorderly manner

Examples of Pell-mell in a sentence

The crowd of people was running about in an absolute pell-mell that was difficult for the riot police to keep under control.  🔊

On Black Friday, many people engage in a massive pell-mell that can be very dangerous since everyone is running about so crazily.  🔊

Someone pulled the fire alarm at the mall, causing everyone to flee the building in a pell-mell of disorderly escapees.  🔊

A panicked crowd is one that runs about in a pell-mell, with little organization or direction to keep things orderly.  🔊

The group of people fled the building in a pell-mell of terror and confusion after a threat was made by a criminal.  🔊

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