mess
Example Sentences
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He shoved his hands through his curly blond hair—maybe trying to wipe away sweat, maybe trying to restore some order to the mess.
From Literature
“I was a mess, I felt so shameful,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
However, thousands of sidewalk gawkers messed up the audio, making the footage unusable.
At night, I always clean up the mess in the kitchen.
They are infamous trash talkers, unbothered by the rules, as long as they can mess with their opponents’ heads.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
