messiness

Example Sentences

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Any discrepancies in Erika’s biography can be explained by the normal messiness of human life and memory, plus mundane bureaucratic issues.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

“They don’t want to deal with the papers and documents and messiness of that.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

But, apart from those narrative liberties, she purports to be chronicling true events, in all their messiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

However, Scotland will be hoping they can get the job done without the need for such messiness.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

It was hard to live in the messiness and easier to believe in the dream.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray