How to Use messy in a Sentence

messy

adjective
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  • Painting a room can be messy work.
  • Some kinds of glue are messier than others.
  • Both were also messy from the birria juices in the tacos.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Her hair is in a messy wavy style, and her skin is glowing.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Worse, a messy space can add stress to your daily life.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • What followed was a whole bunch of messy bickering in the press.
    — Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024
  • If only the rest of this messy midnight-movie mass was worthy of it.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Go ahead, get a head start on your spring cleaning with what is often the messiest space in the home: the kitchen.
    — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The end result is a fudgy treat that is great for potluck or picnics where a messy frosting could get in the way.
    — Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The front trunk is made of durable plastics that can be rinsed and then drained, which allows for storing ice and messy things.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 2 May 2023
  • Paramount’s suitors and Ms. Redstone will have to solve a messy equation to reach a deal.
    — Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • So will the desire to get in touch with each other – up close and in person, messy and real.
    — Meimei Fox, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Keep in Mind Taking out or adding foam to this pillow can be a little messy.
    — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Then, on a cool and foggy Sunday, Nepali, wearing flip-flops and a messy ponytail, slid the gate open.
    — Meera Subramanian, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024
  • His fiancee was creeped out by his messy rooms and his owls made out of coconuts and tongue scrapers.
    — Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Stepping away from hate is a messy journey and doesn’t happen overnight.
    — Laurie Udesky, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
  • Tackle the kitchen In Buchanan’s experience, the kitchen is the messiest part of most people’s homes.
    — Hannah Holland, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Four years later, the brand has made it through its meme era, the return-to-office, and a messy cofounder breakup and lawsuit.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Despite the messy split, the South Beach hostel remained a link between Granda and the Falwells.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Khloé Kardashian's son isn't afraid to get a little messy.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
  • No more wondering what color the dye powder will be, and no messy dye drips!
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023
  • The book is filled with images of dogs in the middle of a messy event that dog owners are all too familiar with: bath time.
    — Jennifer Tzeses, wsj.com, 17 Oct. 2023
  • And then the reality is that a lot of times these things are pretty messy to figure out.
    — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Across the universe Black holes gobble up anything in space that dares to come too close, but some are messier than others.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Smiles are more chaotic, the energy is messier and the mood more comfortable.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Then reports emerged of messy shows in the acoustic hell of basketball arenas.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Its author, Amerie, has to grapple with the messy fallouts as a total outcast.
    — William Earl, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The balm is a bit messier than a stick to apply, so be careful not to get it near your clothing and wash your hands afterward.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Gone are the days of lugging around heavy bottles of electrolyte drinks or struggling with messy powders.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
  • One of the things that people are surprised to find out about me is that my favorite hardcore is the messy and ignorant type.
    — Shawn Reynaldo, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2023

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