shambles in the PONS Dictionary

shambles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in a shambles

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
On return, they found the sugar estate in shambles.
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After his death these properties have been looted and lying in shambles.
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Their individual existence is actually sin shambles as well as he's defaulted upon a number of their obligations.
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Our economy is in a shambles and our families are hurting.
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After a few trips into the forest, the wife begins to wonder why the knight himself is unscathed while his armor is in shambles.
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He found a diocese in shambles and his administration was marked by considerable growth and reform.
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While she focuses on helping her family, she fails to acknowledge that her own life is in shambles.
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Gibbon, apparently restored to his simian appearance with the related abilities, is left with his personal life in shambles.
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The factories were destroyed and the economy was in shambles.
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The rebellion would not be put down until 118, by which point the western empire was in shambles.
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