messy
Example Sentences
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He had a messy thatch of brown hair and an Adam’s apple sharp as a teenager’s, but he was at least ten years older than me.
From Literature
The company has struggled to boost sales in recent years as shoppers have complained of messy stores, high prices and less exciting products.
I know your awards-actuary method is historically successful but sometimes the Oscars get messy and spread things around.
From Los Angeles Times
Oil prices whipsawed in recent days between $75 and $120 a barrel—a level suggesting the conflict will get even messier.
Aircraft, missiles and drones are said to be a historically messy combination in the air.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
