messy
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Many companies appear to have received tariff refunds with remarkable speed, contrary to warnings that the process could prove slow and messy, the WSJ’s Theo Francis and Celia Bernhardt write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mattel unveils a pink Angel Reese No. 5 jersey on the doll with signature Reebok basketball shoes during a full-circle moment following her messy departure from Chicago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
But just the idea of a comeback has stirred nostalgia among people who remember the MySpace days of more than 20 years ago as a place where personal pages were messy, loud, and deeply individual.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
"It's going to be messy and it's going to take some time to get there," Vance told Fox News in an interview broadcast Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Dad ran his palm over his messy ’fro.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Love has always been central to FLO's music, but on this album they explore its messier realities, with nights out providing the backdrop for stories of heartbreak, healing and friendship.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
It becomes a little compressed, a little messier and somehow more itself.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Sometimes, the answer lies in those messier grey areas.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
It feels righteous — but the reality is a lot messier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
“That would mean Finn had to listen for once, instead of talking,” Emma said, rubbing Finn’s head fondly and making his messy brown hair even messier.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Disney’s initial skepticism and the scene’s sheer impact on food both beg the question: How did one of the messiest foods imaginable become shorthand for romance?
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
Of all the fronts in the AI wars—funding, electricity, chips—the messiest is the fight for human capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
A place where country music, with all its contradictions and complexities, embraces its messiest, queerest, most joyful self.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
The messiest divorce in Seahawks history will be all but forgotten as two Super Bowl winners reminisce on the good times and block out the gloomy ones.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
The area around my bed was the messiest part of the room, except for the area under my bed, which was even worse.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
Vocabulary lists containing messy
