The clashing of the fleets was a chaotic affair as the triremes jockeyed about with difficulty.

The election itself was a chaotic affair, and votes were never officially counted anywhere in Bessarabia.

Royal parties are often chaotic affairs.

The relocation to Middle East Command proved to be a chaotic affair.

Before Brown, football was seen as a chaotic affair where winning was a product mostly of physical prowess.

The simultaneous embarkation of both trains from the wharf below the temple was a chaotic affair that took up most of the morning.

The game was a chaotic affair, interrupted several times as crowds overflowed onto the pitch.

That show was a chaotic affair.

The first half was a high-scoring and chaotic affair that ended with the Republican side holding onto a 4-point lead at 11 to 7.

The onslaught of the "after-school crowd" is a noisy, chaotic affair.