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, seemliness, order, are taught, like everything else, by example, and from one cause and another this example has not been widely set the French peasant.

From The Roof of France by Betham-Edwards, Matilda

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.

Tidiness of personal appearance is never at a higher premium than at the dining table.

From The Etiquette of To-day by Ordway, Edith B.