Sentence examples for functioning mess from inspiring English sources
"functioning mess" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It can be used to describe a situation or object that is chaotic or disorganized, yet somehow still manages to work or operate. Example: "The office was a functioning mess, with papers and files strewn across desks and overflowing trash cans, but somehow they still managed to meet their deadlines and keep the business running smoothly."
As Bad Blake, a well-travelled country singer, he's a barely functioning mess, with a ratty beard and ponytail, a large belly, and a constant cigarette and glass of bourbon.
"I read online somewhere that creative people function better with mess," she said.
One corner of the court now functions as a mess hall, preparing and serving food to visitors, volunteers, even media.
AUC was calculated using the auc function in MESS package in R with the default parameters.
The floor was awash in detritus picked off the pavements around Mr. Oldenburg's home, and the whole mess also functioned as a backdrop for some of the earliest happenings.
Today, it functions as an officers' mess, and as the office of the Governor since the restoration of the post in 1936.
It's not just the bleeding, though that's gross enough (how could women function with that bloody, dripping mess between their legs?).
Even a minute change in temperature can mess with its ability to function.
This money buys hundreds of millions of pieces of paper and phone calls, plus the salaries of the legions of employees of insurance companies, H.M.O.'s, P.B.M.'s and all the others who are required to make the whole creaky, maddeningly complex mess function.
"The thought of two men dancing at a mess function was more than some people could cope with," explained one officer.
Though fastidious in appearance and a strict teetotaller, he was known for his enthusiasm in meeting staff and as "an indefatigable participant in mess functions and games".
