Sentence examples for mess against from inspiring English sources

The Americans got themselves into this mess, against French advice: they must dig themselves out.

Broad, a mess against the quick bowlers, is beaten by the first delivery.

It also pits little Mitch, known as Mess, against his father, Henry (Mr. Forster).

8.39pm GMT 12th over: England 76-6 (Bopara 25, Bresnan 3) England in a complete mess against the slower bowlers.

Aside from J.R. Smith's run of five field goals in six minutes of the first quarter and a slew of unexpected buckets from Chris Copeland, the Knicks' offense was a turnover-riddled mess against Houston's defense, which is ranked 20th in the league.

Put simply, United were a mess against City.

Several hundred people from the university will fan out and both rally and lobby local and state officials, including Gov. Patrick J. Quinn, about the state budget mess and against the near certainty of more cuts and increased tuition.

Wales have rich experience of messing up against the Pacific Islands nations: fond of broken-field rugby themselves, the Red Dragons tend to play free-running opponents into a game rather than out of it.

Maybe this explains the tournament draw: if the home nation messes up against Les Bleus this time, they will at least stay in the competition and have a shot at making the final.

So playing against Mess was, first for me, always an honor.

The war against mess, like other passions of the home, has long had a social and moral dimension.