shambles
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Jeffrey’s wife, known as Shambles, operates the puppets from behind the curtain, while wearing their 5-year-old daughter, known as Crumbo, in a sling.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
Andy Burnet, the owner of the Havelock Hotel, also rushed to the doorstep from a bar just down the road called The Shambles.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2022
With six years’ experience locally, Monson herself had just started a new job at Maple Leaf butcher shop/restaurant The Shambles when the government-mandated dining-in shutdown was announced on March 16, 2020.
From Seattle Times • May 14, 2021
Another York torchbearer is 34-year-old Luke Young from Dishforth, who will carry the flame along The Shambles.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2012
When asked what it was like in there Mr. Nicholas B. muttered the only word "Shambles."
From Some Reminiscences by Conrad, Joseph
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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