dishevelled
Example Sentences
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On Friday, he flipped his Range Rover on a quiet residential street on Florida's Jupiter Island and the world was treated to another dishevelled mugshot of one of sport's most famous faces.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
His family found out when they saw him on TV the next day, looking scared and dishevelled.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025
It is a stream of sequins, flags, face paint and sparkly costumes, all a little more dishevelled than they were when the evening began.
From BBC • May 14, 2023
Her blue eyes still retained their melting quality; and her yellow hair, dishevelled by the wind and rain, kinked more stubbornly than ever about her ears and temples.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
I shouted at her through the dishevelled blanket.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
