How to Use topsy-turvy in a Sentence

topsy-turvy

1 of 3 adverb

• Disney has had a topsy-turvy last few years at the stock market.
  — Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
• The topsy-turvy phase of price hikes and dips is probably here to stay for a bit.
  — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
• Sweden, on the other hand, have had a topsy-turvy campaign thus far.
  — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
• After losing in the first round of the playoffs a year ago, the team went topsy-turvy.
  — Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
• He was asked for his assessment of what’s been a topsy-turvy league this season.
  — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 17 June 2026
• Silhouettes took cues from both tales’ play on scale, and the latter’s topsy-turvy world.
  — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• Modern CEOs will have to find their footing in this topsy-turvy world.
  — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 15 May 2024
• Its name – arroz, or rice, spelled backwards – gives a sense of the topsy-turvy flavors that go way beyond rice and fish.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
• Massive cylindrical sections of what was its minaret lie topsy-turvy on its remains.
  — Rob Schmitz, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The Newport Beach native deserved to soak in the moment after a topsy-turvy season.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
• When the world is topsy-turvy, the theatergoing public seeks explanations.
  — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
• 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
• Plus, an Aubry win was so dramatically satisfying after her topsy-turvy decade long run.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
• The moon’s formation has been theoretically topsy-turvy for decades.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 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
• Helping Barbie navigate her topsy-turvy new existence are other women.
  — Willa Paskin, New York Times, 11 July 2023
• The Stags have won five of six in a topsy-turvy MAAC, and have gone from a disappointing season to one with some promise.
  — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
• Like Mahrez, Austria’s Marcel Sabitzer seemed slightly dazed following the topsy-turvy turn of events.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026
• Maybe a school really can build an ideal college basketball roster amid the topsy-turvy chaos of the transfer portal, paying players and top-to-bottom overhauls.
  — ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
• Providence and Lincoln-Way West move up, while Sandburg enters topsy-turvy rankings.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
• 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
• 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
• Connecticut managed to finish the game on a 22-10 run, shocking Duke after a topsy-turvy final few minutes.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
• From political polls to market research surveys, 2026 will be the most topsy-turvy in the history of our profession.
  — Will Johnson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
• But the architect behind this topsy-turvy story arc is decidedly Jackson, who was left to his own devices to flesh out Sue’s complications.
  — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
• Director Christopher Nolan uses the premise to stage spectacular sequences where cars reverse down freeways at high speed, cause and effect goes topsy-turvy, and fights are just, well, weird.
  — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026
• In this topsy-turvy world, Erdoğan was the revolutionary, and the representatives of leftist institutions and unions were the rotten elites.
  — Kaya Genç, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026

topsy-turvy

2 of 3 adjective

• The world has gone topsy-turvy.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
• This was a long, topsy-turvy affair, too.
  — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
• The world appears to have become topsy-turvy.
  — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
• But then came a critical turning point in a topsy-turvy game.
  — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
• Duran's season has been a little topsy-turvy compared to his breakout campaign a year ago.
  — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
• But there were also indications before that verbal kick in the pants that things were about to turn a bit topsy-turvy.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
• What gives with the topsy-turvy spending intentions around MLB?
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
• In a world where things can feel topsy-turvy, the best source for inspiration is often found through self-discovery—and that can start with a coat of nail polish.
  — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 22 Dec. 2025
• The topsy-turvy Grinchmas tree at the center of the plaza is lit with a dusting of snow soap-flakes during a nightly ceremony.
  — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
• The idea has a topsy-turvy charm—the notion of child actors and their parents running away from producers rather than after them—but the practice may have had a darker side.
  — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
• The result is that there’s no longer a real pattern to how people will do in technicals, and the arc of each season has consequently become more topsy-turvy.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
• The absurdity of his vision matches our topsy-turvy reality.
  — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
• The topsy-turvy Grinchmas tree with thousands of LED lights will be lit and snow soap-flakes will fall during a nightly ceremony.
  — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
• The playoff-stalking 49ers (8-4) have won two consecutive games for the first time since their 3-0 start to this topsy-turvy, injury-laden season.
  — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
• While the plot ebbs and flows, the central desire to know more, to reach further than anyone has before you, is very relatable—Kuang is a master at work building a topsy-turvy chessboard for readers to play with.
  — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2025
• This week, Bitcoin got caught up in topsy-turvy trading in technology stocks, with the token’s volatility being pointed to as both the cause and effect of equities turmoil.
  — Emily Nicolle, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
• This map would turn topsy-turvy if MLB chose Austin or Mexico City as expansion cities — or chose no expansion cities out west, and two in the east.
  — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
• Davis, Ingram, and Scottie Barnes could create a dangerous enough frontcourt to take over the East in a year where everything is topsy-turvy in the conference.
  — Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
• The Boston Celtics have certainly had a topsy-turvy offseason, as they have been forced to part ways with numerous key pieces from their 2024 championship team due to financial constraints.
  — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
• Perhaps West Ham will surprise us all, but after the topsy-turvy nature of the last three seasons, nobody knows what to expect apart from Jarrod Bowen (13 goals and eight assists in the league last season) to be good again.
  — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
• The documentary, a small-town cyberbullying case that resulted in an FBI investigation, tells the topsy-turvy story in a way that leaves you questioning almost every person involved.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
• Given the topsy-turvy nature of the NHL standings this year outside of the top three teams in the Central Division, this might not matter a week or two from now, but there were seven other teams in the league with 52-plus points Wednesday morning.
  — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
• Observer writers predict Carolina Panthers season opener Fowler and Zietlow split last year’s predictor title, which was pretty incredible considering how topsy-turvy last year was and how differently their predictions went week to week.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
• In a topsy-turvy season where AFC faves Kansas City and Baltimore have faltered, and Jacksonville and Indianapolis have been major surprises, people still want to discount Tomlin and the Black and Gold.
  — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025

topsy-turvy

3 of 3 noun

• Oil was higher Friday but lower overall in a topsy-turvy week.
  — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
• Because of this year’s topsy-turvy nature, the run-differential ranking contains a fascinating mix.
  — Neil Paine, New York Times, 16 July 2026
• After a topsy-turvy road trip in which the team split six games, the Braves defeated the Nationals again Friday night, 6-2.
  — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 1 Aug. 2026
• The shift made what had once seemed like a final rupture into just another twist in the topsy-turvy relationship between the powerful senator and the president who came to dominate their party.
  — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
• That level of play, led by stellar pitching, pristine defense and timely offense finally coalescing, has lent credence to the belief this team can be a contender in a topsy-turvy AL despite an atrocious start to the year.
  — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026
• But of those 31 games – which include their current eight-game winning streak – none was crazier or more topsy-turvy, or more unexpected, or more record-breaking, than last night’s tilt with the upstart Chicago White Sox.
  — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
• Paradox Museum, Miami Prepare to spend your time at the Paradox Museum totally confused and feeling topsy-turvy — that’s the point.
  — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 14 July 2026
• Outstanding starting pitching and an offense that finally started to find its groove — thanks in part to multiple Triple-A call-ups contributing in big spots — have helped the Red Sox back into the playoff picture in a topsy-turvy American League.
  — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 15 July 2026