messy

Example Sentences

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I truly hope I never looked this messy when I was little.

From Literature

“Can you believe it? Ella St. Clay’s real handwriting. It’s nothing like my handwriting, which is messy. But I’m working on my calligraphy. Anyway, one thing is for sure. It’s a special book.”

From Literature

This was the first quarter of consolidation of Mediobanca within Monte Paschi’s earnings and many one-off items related to the acquisition led to a messy set of results, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shilpashree Haranu, who teaches at a government college, says that the collection may look messy as it has not been organised by a professional librarian.

From BBC

Bat knew he was doing a messier job of it than Mom had done, but the baby skunk didn’t seem to mind.

From Literature