messiness
Example Sentences
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“When something has a veneer that is very pleasant and there’s no messiness or warts, you wonder if there’s something going on underneath,” Kelly says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
West’s story, however, has gained momentum not because of the messiness surrounding surrogacy agreements and termination clauses.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Mickey is a mix of professional competence and personal messiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
Therapy, alongside lots of "painful" conversations with her daughter, has helped them to start sifting through their "family messiness and complexity".
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
“I complained about the messiness, but Mr. Lemoncello popped in on a video screen to remind us that all the books being used in the read-and-eat contest were paperbacks.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
