neaten

Example Sentences

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The brief was to reduce the bulk at the sides and neaten the perimeter.

From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2020

The reader struggles, along with Vanessa, to make sense of what is happening, to interpolate, to see the truth, with so many false accounts, so many delusions, so many efforts to neaten or prettify.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2020

Over 24 hours, I watched pundits and advocates try to neaten this case up, with conclusions that might wrangle the story back into something more orderly.

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2018

They fundamentally try to neaten things up and make it look more rational than it is.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2012

I balance the tray in one hand and sweep up the spoon, taking a moment to neaten the crockery before approaching the door.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir