mess

Example Sentences

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Of course, I didn’t share my politics with him either, because I really enjoyed not having to have an opinion about all that mess.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

At almost the same moment that Thakur was running towards the smoke, students inside the mess were trying to understand what had happened.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

One of three Bangkok studios the “Alien: Earth” production occupied housed the zoo, mess hall and engineering room sets and their interconnecting corridors on a single stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

"I don't like my city to be a mess as it has always been."

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The closest she would come to speaking about it, enough to remind me of what had gotten me into this mess.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu