mess

Example Sentences

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Mr. Sarris has fashioned for her a rough-hewn, splintery narrative voice, her English “a mess of high and low and everything in between.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

An SOS to England's greatest ever batter to clean up the mess made in a London nightclub.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Of course, I didn’t share my politics with him either, because I really enjoyed not having to have an opinion about all that mess.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

"But it is only really good news if it is not a complete mess upstream."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Emma and I didn’t cause this mess, but I bet Melanie and Hannah would appreciate a clean home.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller