Example Sentences

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So by the time a public space opened up in 1977, the staff had a surfeit of wooden soapboxes containing jumbles of animal bones but little else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The heist piece is straightforward, but at times the fallout distractingly jumbles the puzzle.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

Elsewhere, household detritus was littered among ruined deck chairs and jumbles of mangled trees outside wrecked homes.

From Reuters • Oct. 28, 2023

Then, a couple blocks to the south, a homeless encampment with jumbles of rusted cars and tents, piles of junk and battered furniture, on either side of the road.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

She did the proper cooking, and I did near everything else, like washing pots and plates and beating eggs till my arms fell off for Madam’s almond jumbles and plum cakes with icing.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson