messed up
Example Sentences
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But he knows he's messed up, unlike his family members who continue blithely on, hurting others until they do or don't figure it out.
From Salon
“It’s so messed up because I never thought I would be one of these stories on the news.”
From Seattle Times
“We pointed at that every single time we messed up, did something wrong or even just the good things,” Reese said.
From Washington Post
“But then it should be harder to defend your behavior and your reputation when you have so visibly messed up supervision. There’s no two ways about it.”
From Washington Post
In its sensational first season, “Yellowjackets” blew through any notions that young women in a “Lord of the Flies”-type situation would be kinder or less messed up than their male counterparts.
From New York Times
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