messy

Example Sentences

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When actually the true version of ourselves is kind of messy, chaotic and vulnerable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Zvërnec has proved to be a thicket of Albanian property disputes, a common problem given that the country nationalized property during communism then underwent a messy process of returning it to private ownership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Plenty of investors still think that the AI build-out could get messy, with companies overspending and Wall Street eventually weeding out the losers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

As one might expect, there are some messy entanglements within and outside the group.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

I remember her baggy, unwashed clothes, her messy bun, her watery eyes.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam