- present tense form of shamble (3rd person singular).
shambles
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Power outages have been a feature of life for years in Cuba, where the electricity generation system, composed mainly of dilapidated Soviet-era plants, is in shambles.
From Barron's • Jul. 6, 2026
Videos show horrifying, but now predictable, images of entire blocks flattened and basic infrastructure in shambles.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
He said that his life was in shambles.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
Under US pressure, she is grappling with leading a country saddled with the world's largest proven oil reserves but an economy in shambles.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
“She was there alone,” Patrolman Mancuso said finally, trying to save the interview from becoming a shambles.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing shambles
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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"A Modest Proposal," Vocabulary from the satire
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The Odyssey
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