mess

Example Sentences

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At almost the same moment that Thakur was running towards the smoke, students inside the mess were trying to understand what had happened.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

One of three Bangkok studios the “Alien: Earth” production occupied housed the zoo, mess hall and engineering room sets and their interconnecting corridors on a single stage.

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

“Or else we’ll do our best to mess up time even worse than Hodge and Gary did.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix