Sentence examples for a mess in a from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a mess in a" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to determine its correctness in written English.
It could be used in various contexts where you want to describe a situation or object that is disorganized or chaotic, but it needs to be part of a larger phrase.
Example: "After the party, the living room was a mess in a way I had never seen before."
Alternatives: "a disaster in a" or "a chaos in a".

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"But I think the Democratic Party is a mess, in a lot of ways.

The New Yorker

Race relations were a mess in a city where the battleground of busing still smoldered.

The New York Times

"We really had a mess in a couple of places," said Ronald T. Morano, a spokesman for GPU Energy.

The New York Times

Did you have to do that?" Or someone will leave a mess in a conference room, and somebody will take a picture and write: "Hey, come on!

The New York Times

Others, however, say the company and its influence over Montana lawmakers have created a mess in a state where power was once plentiful and eminently affordable.

The New York Times

According to State Senator Louis C. DeLuca, Republican of Woodbury, it went like this: Molly, a Shih Tzu belonging to Senator Edith G. Prague, Democrat of Columbia, had made a mess in a committee room when no one was watching.

The New York Times

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"We made a bit of a mess in Aisle 2".

The New Yorker

It's wonderful in some ways, a bit of a mess in many others.

The Guardian - Books

(Again: worked to an extent; there's still a mess in the Gulf, and a struggle over livelihoods and compensation).

The New Yorker

"Things are in a mess in Nassau County," Mr. Suozzi said in a briefing today as he outlined his plan.

The New York Times

Brad Pitt plays a philosophical hit man cleaning up a mess in the wake of a clumsy robbery.

The New York Times

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