Wondering how to use Messy in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as mussy or untidy.
Messy in a sentence
Messy meaning
- In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
- Prone to causing mess.
- Difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
Using Messy
- The main meaning on this page is: In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly. | Prone to causing mess. | Difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
- Useful related words include: mussy, untidy.
- In the example corpus, messy often appears in combinations such as: the messy, messy and, be messy.
Context around Messy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Messy
- In this selection, "messy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, look, become, fabulously, divorce, too and table stand out and add context to how "messy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a slightly messy but still and an interactive messy playtime that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "messy" sits close to words such as embark, entertain and lime, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with messy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And the process is messy. (5 words)
An old, messy forest is a healthy forest … and beautiful at that. (12 words)
An interactive, messy playtime that encourages preschoolers to learn using their five senses. (13 words)
And yet there’s no better route to an Oscar campaign than playing a messy show-biz icon (see Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker, Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland, and Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury), backed by a hefty campaign budget. (42 words)
As implied by one of its titles, though, escape does end up being something that the movie depicts, making it a slightly messy but still entertaining mix of sci-fi, action, and prison escape genres. (35 words)
When it doesn't go right, it can look messy or whatever - but when you put the forward quickly or try and control the game without the ball it can look messy too. (33 words)
Big Clean Co: Is it 'normal' to tidy up a messy house before a cleaner arrives? (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
When it doesn't go right, it can look messy or whatever - but when you put the forward quickly or try and control the game without the ball it can look messy too.
As Einstein said, “A messy table equates to a messy mind, so then an empty table equates to.
It captures the messy details that come back to you the longer you stay clean, and how staying clean can even become messy in itself.
After an affair scandal and a messy divorce, the ratings have soared, making the possibility for season 11 very likely.
After experiencing heartbreak in Mexico, Carlton and Diamond have moved on, and healed from their messy split.
A hugely successful and fabulously messy 5K Colour Run has raised more than £14,500 for cancer patients.
Although poetry can be messy and full of flaws, Nguyen is hopeful that it can be a powerful tool for writers to unveil more authentic versions of themselves.
And if you throw in month-end trading conditions into the mix, that can make for a bit of a messy trading day before the weekend comes along.
And no big-bucks Netflix deals either — it’s gotten way too messy, and everyone involved is still alive and lawyered-up (except for John O’Keefe).
And the process is messy.
And yet, said Haddad, today's Iraq is a "democratizing state" which needs time to mature because "democracy is messy".
And yet there’s no better route to an Oscar campaign than playing a messy show-biz icon (see Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker, Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland, and Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury), backed by a hefty campaign budget.
An interactive, messy playtime that encourages preschoolers to learn using their five senses.
An old, messy forest is a healthy forest … and beautiful at that.
An upcoming Senate run means it’s poor timing for a messy divorce.
As implied by one of its titles, though, escape does end up being something that the movie depicts, making it a slightly messy but still entertaining mix of sci-fi, action, and prison escape genres.
Baron said the messy conditions are being caused by an offshore storm that is “retrograding” back into Maine.
Batman: Battle for the Cowl storyline is undoubtedly messy for the whole Bat Family.
Big Clean Co: Is it 'normal' to tidy up a messy house before a cleaner arrives?
But, as “Normal People” shows, that is life: complicated, messy, and a little disorganized.
Common combinations with messy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the messy 24×
- messy and 18×
- be messy 11×
- is messy 11×
- and messy 9×
- of messy 8×
- in messy 8×
- messy but 7×
- for messy 5×
- messy play 5×