tidiness

Example Sentences

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Tidiness of plot is not always a theatrical virtue, but neither is a loosey-goosey narrative.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2017

Tidiness translates into discipline, and that can be lifesaving.

From Time • Sep. 26, 2010

Tidiness of Natalie's meticulous order would always be beyond her, but after certain frantic searches for what was needed, she made some delicious tea.

From Dangerous Days by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

Tidiness, it is pleasant to know, has for a good many years past been establishing itself in Scotland among the minor domestic virtues.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde

Tidiness is a virtue, indeed, but when carried to an extreme it becomes actually a disagreeable quality.

From A Word to Women by Humphry, Mrs. C. E.