messy

Example Sentences

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Some people might judge Roxanne’s home as messy or unkempt.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

For the 30-year-old self-published author Vianney Harelly, writing poetry is an “imperfect, messy and ugly” process, where she is allowed to break all the rules that would limit her creativity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“This is likely to be a messy quarter for Intel, but on balance we are feeling somewhat more positive as the agentic server CPU surge increasingly seems real,” wrote Bernstein analyst Stacy A. Rasgon.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

For audiences long used to polished TV comedy, the impact felt electric: humour that was not defined by censors but was messy, daring and alive in real time.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Lamont had his own room, hollowed out next to ours and very messy.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck