untidy

Example Sentences

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Jennifer Howard is the author of “Clutter: An Untidy History.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023

Untidy hair was interpreted as a disruption of the natural order, a sign of mourning or mental illness.

From New York Times • May 10, 2021

Untidy play at the other end allowed Naismith to level, the striker diverting Tom Cairney's shot home.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2017

Untidy shooting and editing, naturalistic lighting, plus the use of actual individuals and locations from Strauss-Kahn's 2011 New York days add to the movie's you-are-there vibe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2015

Untidy beyond words, bare, dreary, cheerless, but not repulsively dirty.

From Ladies-In-Waiting by Curtiss, Christine Tucke