How to use "shambles" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "shambles" in popular movie and book plots

  • Mehta industries is in shambles because of corrupt managers.  - Tere Mere Sapne (1996 film)
  • When they return to Willbury's shop, the place is a shambles and the Underlings are missing.  - Here Be Monsters!
  • In the Kingdom of Shu story, the Shu forces were in shambles after their battle with Orochi.  - Warriors Orochi
  • The city lies in shambles and resentment toward the Emperor runs high.  - Five Hundred Years After
  • The boys make a shambles of the house.  - Termites of 1938
  • Past indiscretions rear their ugly heads and Joshua must put together the shambles of his life.  - Joshua Then and Now
  • Past indiscretions rear their ugly heads and Joshua must put together the shambles of his life.  - Joshua Then and Now (film)
  • The homeowner arrives to see his house in shambles and accidentally undoes the Stooges' convoluted repair work.  - A Plumbing We Will Go
  • However, Dorf, with his usual skill, soon turns the race into a shambles and sets the world of stock car racing on its ear.  - Dorf Goes Auto Racing
  • Having returned to his home, now in a state of shambles and disuse, Moran switches to discussing his present state.  - Molloy (novel)
  • The men are horrified when Richie opens the door and shambles out, resembling more fungus than man.  - Gray Matter (short story)
  • Inside, the house is a shambles and Kari is teetering on the verge of madness, desperately struggling to stay awake.  - Jack-Jack Attack
  • The world of Draconis was in shambles and uncertain as how to rebuild.  - Dragon Booster
  • The next morning the girls come back to find the apartment in shambles and Wilhelm in bed with someone.  - Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
  • There he finds the clinic in a shambles and Elliot despondent and intoxicated.  - Dead Ringers (film)
  • Finding no one home, they finally succeed in getting the piano in the house, making a shambles of the living room while unpacking it.  - The Music Box

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