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How to use the word shambles in a Sentence?

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That is just infuriating to me, i don't know what John Fetterman's doing, but I think the Philadelphia people, the Pennsylvania people better really take a look at what they are going to do if they put John Fetterman in. The city is already destroyed. It's going to be in shambles by the time Fetterman's done with it.

Daniel Faulkner

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence -- that has failed, it has sought to assert the power of its military and its economy. We, of course, are seeing just the opposite, a military that is dramatically underperforming and an economy... as a result of sanctions that is in shambles.

Antony Blinken

Found on CNN
2 years ago

My career is blowing things out of the water, my life, because I ’m a human, it feels like it’s in shambles, but it’s not. I ’m just sad because I’ve had some losses.

Tiffany Haddish

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It staggers the imagination as to what will be happening just really over the next few days, this thing is out of control, this is a complete catastrophe. The entire health care system is in shambles. The number of people being infected is just going through the roof, and no one trusts this junta to provide them with information or health care or vaccines that they need to confront this pandemic.

Tom Andrews

Found on CNN
2 years ago

While the new mask guidance is encouraging, the CDC and my Far Radical Left colleagues only chose to do this to distract from the consequences of catastrophic policy decisions that have been heard around the world, inflation is rising, the Middle East is in shambles, the working class can’t fill up their gas tanks, our border is being overrun and the Biden Administration’s leadership is nowhere to be found.

Andy Biggs

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They needed some time because their rules are shambles, they are not transparent, they are unclear, they are internally inconsistent.

Michael McConnell

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I didn't like the direction the world was going, but I did have something to look forward to, it made me feel good even though the world was a shambles.

Tony Joseph

Found on CNN
3 years ago

He'd tested positive so there was no doubt what he was dealing with. The word' shambles' comes to mind, what's the point of bodyguards when you can't have a doctor ? The Office of Prime Minister needs better protection.

Boris Johnson

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I want to be able to meet with government officials, try to establish some rapport, talk about common interest, talk about common problem. some say it's in shambles.

John Kennedy

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Some say it's in shambles.

John Kennedy

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I wanna find some peace, 'cause people usually find that peace in a horrible time, why does that have to be? Maybe I can find God without being in shambles. Maybe I can reach a higher plain spiritually without being in a near-death experience.

Chris Rock

Found on CNN
6 years ago

Tourism in Turkey is in shambles, it is one of the biggest industries, but now all the hotels are empty. And who would want to come to a country where it doesn't feel safe?

Esra Ozyurek

Found on CNN
7 years ago

The government is willing to work with government firms, but co-operation with private companies is a shambles.

Yan Jiehe

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

It's crazy if India thinks it can compete with China on something like chip manufacturing when our electronics industry is a shambles.

Ganesh Ramamoorthy

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Whether they can survive is going to depend on platinum prices and on whether they can fix themselves for a new reality of lower margins, they have to hold discussions with the government and with the unions to try to save what was a national treasure which is now a shambles.

Stuart Murray

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Where I come from, life is not easy, my neighborhood has big problems, my house is all in a shambles, all in a shambles.

Sicily Silla Zelia

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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