a mess of
Example Sentences
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Joanne Kaufman finds the tale of how Stafford makes a mess of it—and what he does after—“comical and deeply affecting.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"I tried to make a mess of a pretty basic chip there on 18," Scheffler said.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
The spreadsheet he created was a mess of account numbers and annotations that only he could understand, Alice said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025
The Eagles should really have levelled after going 1-0 down, but Eberechi Eze made a mess of his penalty and the game was over by half-time.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025
But glancing around, I saw a mess of logs and brush on the other side and remembered the deep hole there.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
