messy
Example Sentences
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In the race to replace Gavin Newsom as governor, an initially messy field tightened into a three-way race between Democrats Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer and Republican Steve Hilton.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
On the island, dissidents were a messy nuisance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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
As one might expect, there are some messy entanglements within and outside the group.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Lamont had his own room, hollowed out next to ours and very messy.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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