shambles

IPA: ʃˈæmbʌɫz

noun

  • A scene of great disorder or ruin.
  • A great mess or clutter.
  • A scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation.
  • A slaughterhouse.
  • (archaic) A butcher's shop.
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Examples of "shambles" in Sentences

  • Physically, the castle is in shambles.
  • After the raid, the fountain is left a shambles.
  • By the 1980s, the Soviet economy was in shambles.
  • Hence the situation in the literature is a shambles.
  • At the end of the Civil War, Missouri was in shambles.
  • Again it is symbolic of the Plaid shambles of recent years.
  • That is a major text from the period and the page is in shambles.
  • By the time of Jeanne's arrival, the Sunshine State was in shambles.
  • The article will remain a shambles if we fixate on the introduction.
  • The army was in shambles and the country was engulfed in a political turmoil.

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