messy

Example Sentences

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In doing so, he has saddled the party with the risks of an untested candidate who has a messy life story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

After all, Albania is known to suffer from the chaos of ownership claims stemming from a messy process of privatisation at the end of 45 years of blanket nationalisation imposed by the Communist regime.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Home tasks are tougher, as layouts and tasks are more varied and messy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Dealing with other people can be messy and difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

So there in Max’s kindergarten classroom, you had thirteen perfect little whatnots, all seated around messy, imperfect, lovable, human Max.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix