mess

Example Sentences

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She feels the seemingly immovable mess is a symbol of a country that is not working and where "human beings aren't a priority".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Lunch was being served at the mess when the plane crashed.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Still, Sanders said, tight credit spreads in U.S. corporate bonds and other areas of fixed income signal there isn’t currently much spillover from the private-credit mess.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

I really cherish my marriage, and our family, and I just didn’t want to mess it up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

On the floor of the locker the only mess is mine: a broken bootlace, a hatpin, and a scrap of paper with handwritten text, which I bend to pick up.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse