Cattywampus Sentence Examples

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  • Her filing system was all cattywampus and no one in the office could find anything.

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  • The storm had knocked their sailboat cattywampus and it had slammed into the dock and taken on water.

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  • The unfinished renovation project had left the laundry room cattywampus; the washer and dryer were unhooked, the walls were unpainted and the sink was disconnected.

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  • After the shocking news, Tricia couldn't settle down and study because her thoughts were all cattywampus.

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