Sentence examples for make a shambles of from inspiring English sources
Strict sentences did not make a shambles of his life because he had never faced them.
In "The Bell Boy" (1918), the pair predictably make a shambles of the Elk's Head Hotel.
The bombings threatened to make a shambles of Israel's agreements with the Palestinians.
It is delightful when fashion makes light of history, less so when museums make a shambles of it.
But his choice, a supposed clown who builds architectural models out of match sticks, lingers after the meal to help make a shambles of Brochant's life.
The cat is kindly and well-meaning, but he's an impulsive conjurer of tricks, destructive little creatures and magical production numbers that make a shambles of a décor that Joan needs in pristine condition on instructions from her boss.
The 1929 stock market crash and subsequent Depression made a shambles of that practice.
His six cats, he said, have made a shambles of it.
Two monkeys made a shambles of Bartel's animal store at 206 Fulton Street yesterday.
Kennedy made a shambles of the nominating convention and helped make Carter a former president.
His dismissal follows other resignations that have made a shambles of Prime Minister Yevgeny M. Primakov's promise to assemble a well-oiled professional team.
