clutter

Example Sentences

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Where others saw mere clutter, Margareta Magnusson spotted a moral issue: Who is responsible for what she called “the mountain of crap” most of us accumulate over a lifetime?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

A tube of lipstick tossed onto a scatter of counter clutter.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

In other areas of the state, the telecommunications companies have worked with the electric utilities to bury all the lines, eliminating the visual clutter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Another tip Angie shares is her technique of splitting clutter into small boxes which she tackled one at a time "in a relaxed way".

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Dad shuffled his feet in a clutter of Martian pebbles and agreed.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury