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Example sentences for: shambles

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Hyde's own reputation has been ruined by the news of his adultery, his committee is in shambles, there is no way out of the Flytrap mess, but what can he do?
Bradley shambles through traffic in a ragtag caravan.
One can't help wondering if Plotz would have found more remarkable signs of genius in Heston's life if only he had obliged with more egotistical displays, a family life in shambles, and political and social views to the left of center.
The NYT's top non-local story claims that a recent U.S. effort to help Mexico's armed forces defeat drug smugglers is in a shambles, souring relations between the two countries.
He can't even mount a competent search of Pistone's automobile for a "wire," finally giving up with the stereo in a shambles and offering to buy another car.