shambles

Example Sentences

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Cuba's ageing electricity generation system is in shambles, with daily power outages of up to 20 hours the norm in parts of the island, which lacks the fuel needed to generate power.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

But the judge disagreed because Pesarik’s records were a shambles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

And Iran’s economy is in shambles in the midst of an ongoing water crisis with no relief in sight.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

But it has been a shambles of a tour.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

She gets up and shambles away on swollen feet, old socks poking through the holes in her rubber boots, glancing back over her shoulder.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood