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Meanings of sorry mess in English

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Usage of sorry mess in English
1
I blame you two for the whole sorry mess.' The man sighed.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
2
Your stuff smells way better than the sorry mess we sell here.
Made of honor
3
The truth is, if he did, the pie would be a sorry mess.
Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Spri...
4
Our new captain is going to inherit this sorry mess.
The broken blade
5
But blame for the sorry mess cannot be laid solely at the door of the Minister.
The Irish Times
6
The whole sorry mess is nearly done with.
The Irish Times
7
Uncle John tried to neigh, and made a sorry mess of it, although Bobby shrieked with delight.
Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society
8
Johnny had demanded at once the privilege of driving but he had made a sorry mess of it.
Triple Spies
9
Bandy-legs had tried to play a prank on them, and, as usual, made a sorry mess of it.
With Trapper Jim in the North Woods
10
The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
The Hidden Children
11
Nan felt that she could not permit him to risk making a sorry mess of a life of promise.
Kindred of the Dust
12
This was never an easy task to the stuttering boy, and doubtless he made a sorry mess out of it.
With Trapper Jim in the North Woods
13
The marauders had made a sorry mess of the room, and I thought Bates' lip quivered as he saw the wreck.
The House of a Thousand Candles
14
And I must hang to it like a leech, admitted the other, trying to smile, but making a sorry mess of it.
Air Service Boys over the Atlantic; Or, The Longest Flight on Re...
15
And when he comes back this time I think I still have power enough to pull you out of this sorry mess.
The Unforseen Return
16
But for all that, he is mining a rich seam for we have got ourselves into a sorry mess over so-called political correctness.
The Guardian
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