dishevelment

Example Sentences

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In a move that could easily be out of former UK prime minister Boris Johnson's sartorial playbook, Musk has gone for a hint of dishevelment on a serious and ceremonial day.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

Bailey’s house had an Anderson-esque dishevelment and analog feel.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2021

Unlike Roman, who slicks his hair back but often refuses to wear a tie, Greg can’t pull off snotty dishevelment.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 6, 2019

There was no glory in nerdy dishevelment, in tweedy absent-mindedness.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2017

They ran to the stands with their bright red shirts sticking out of their grass-stained pants in glorious dishevelment.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger