Examples of muss in a Sentence

Noun careful planning had eliminated most of the muss that usually accompanies a move to a new house Verb His suit was mussed when he got out of the car. the wind mussed up my hair

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun For a no-muss, no-fuss cleanser, this one is a standout. — ELLE, 28 June 2022 This kit is a no-muss no-fuss guide to bouncy, voluminous hair. — ELLE, 17 Mar. 2022 The no-muss, no-fuss ethos works like a charm in The Post, which recounts the Washington Post’s harrowing journey to publish the Pentagon Papers and bring down the Nixon White House’s failed Vietnam policy. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2021 For backpackers, travelers, office workers and others who want to make coffee with less fuss and muss, Anodyne Coffee Roasters now sells packs of single-serving bags of ground coffee for steeping. — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2021 The point of the trusts was that the creditors could seize the assets with no muss no fuss from other creditors in the event of Jackson's bankruptcy. — Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 4 May 2021 Protecting my spot in the slab cut-and-thrust was without muss. — Joe Michaud, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021 After all, who wants to muss up a beautiful slab of marble with a cheap, plastic shower caddy. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 11 Feb. 2021 Garner's no muss no fuss attitude in the kitchen can be reassuring to cooking newcomers who might not feel ready to tackle seemingly complicated recipes. — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 30 Oct. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The story goes that the pastry chef Lasne, who had a shop near the Paris stock exchange in the late 1800s, created these little cakes for his stockbroker clients as a treat that wouldn’t muss their hands. — New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022 Curreri came onstage in jeans and a Led Zeppelin T-shirt, his beard short and his dark hair mussed. — Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 14 Mar. 2020 The black and white clip -- tinged with a touch of red on Trump's tie and his signature MAGA hats -- includes his legendary hair-mussing on The Tonight Show and a deep, soulful American flag embrace. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2019 So, is Chrissy and John's a custom piece, adding additional anxiety to the concept of mussing it? — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 3 Sep. 2019 His hair was fairly mussed sitting down to discuss the preceding 47-23 Alabama win on a hot day in South Carolina. — Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2019 Then, once the decision is made, the nervousness around mussing up the pristine new member of the household. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 3 Sep. 2019 The show used to be the king of late night but stumbled in the ratings after Fallon’s now-infamous hair mussing appearance with Donald Trump. — Washington Post, 16 July 2019 Cillian passes him, mussing Rhys’s carefully parted hair into wild curls and laughing at Rhys’s frustration. — David Canfield, EW.com, 17 July 2019 See More

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