Examples of harum-scarum in a Sentence
a harum-scarum dash through the crowded terminal to make the flight
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Years of harum-scarum borrowing and spending combined with economic wallops from the Covid-19 pandemic, soaring interest rates and inflation helped drive up Kenya’s debt to $80 billion.
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Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 4 May 2025
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Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 4 May 2025
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“Harum-scarum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harum-scarum. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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