mess

Example Sentences

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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

"I don't like my city to be a mess as it has always been."

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

“We’re already in this mess and the last thing you want to do is end up with outstanding bills again.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“I think it’s going to blow the whole country away. I bet my playhouse is a mess, and I had it looking so pretty.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls