messy

Example Sentences

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Looking at his police file, I can hardly read the signature over his statement; his name is illegible, scrawled and messy, like that of a boy.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

In this entry from September, his stream-of-consciousness writing about the Musk situation reads like ChatGPT reasoning through a messy problem:

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

But as she considered it further, she said he might take the line, “because parking is very messy downtown,” the 70-year-old said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Breaking this rule leads to penalties and messy corrections.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Not just my face and messy hair, but also my broomstick neck and scrawny body and arms.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman