How to Use messy in a Sentence

messy

adjective
  • 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 was pulled into a messy bun on the top of her head.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
  • Balloons emerged as a new and messy weapon of war this year.
    Stella Kim, NBC News, 24 July 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
  • There’s no reason to put boots on the ground, because on the ground, things get messy.
    Craig Michel, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
  • What followed was a whole bunch of messy bickering in the press.
    Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Things get messy and deadly from there, as hordes of the undead descend on the land.
    Megan Vick, EW.com, 30 May 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
  • His silver hair is still a messy mop, his face often bends to a wry smile.
    Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024
  • 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 eating scenes were messy, and that was what was so ecstatic about the making of them.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Not just messy, but very dirty and unhealthy – with food waste and dirty dishes and pots on the counters.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Consuming the beast is messy and thrilling in its zigzags of crunch and squish and sauciness.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
  • Love Is Blind has always been messy, but season 4 takes the mess to a whole new level.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Claw clips can also be worn with a messier look, but in general, the top is kept clean and slicked back.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 21 May 2024
  • 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
  • The delegates will need to decide whom to support, and the DNC will have to develop a process to get there and that’s the messy part.
    Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
  • 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
  • This latest battle may be just beginning, but one thing is for sure—things are going to get messy, and fast.
    Greg Engle, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • While there aren't any photos of the girls riding horses, Lyla's purple helmet and Eloise's messy braid may be a giveaway that the girls enjoyed a horse ride at the stables.
    Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024

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