unholy mess
Example Sentences
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At times, when throws were pilfered or just launched over the back with no jumper and seemingly no communication, it was an unholy mess.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
“His room was an unholy mess, the worst mess I’ve ever seen in my life,” MacIntosh said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2023
Specifically, the movie evoked that evanescent moment when the piñata’s gaudily colored candied contents fly in the air, right before scattering to the ground in an unholy mess.
From New York Times • May 26, 2022
To be candid, "Music of the Spheres" is an unholy mess of a record, confusing and conflating generic impulses towards synth-pop, ambient sound, and electronica, among other stylistic pretensions.
From Salon • Oct. 22, 2021
They were an unholy mess, tangled so badly the gangline was in knots.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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