messy

Example Sentences

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So actually the writing process for this was like, “How do we make this feel as chaotic and messy and unpredictable as possible?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

On the island, dissidents were a messy nuisance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In doing so, he has saddled the party with the risks of an untested candidate who has a messy life story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

After all, Albania is known to suffer from the chaos of ownership claims stemming from a messy process of privatisation at the end of 45 years of blanket nationalisation imposed by the Communist regime.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

They’re gooey and messy and you can still taste them sticking to your teeth a few hours after eating them.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman