neaten

Example Sentences

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Few things neaten a naturalistic garden like fresh edging around beds.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2023

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

From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2020

In the company’s classic Franco Zeffirelli production, after Rodolfo calls out to ask who’s at the door and a woman’s voice answers, he rushes over to a mirror to neaten his hair.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2020

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

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2012

Smoothing my wrap and running my fingers through my hair to neaten it, I took a deep breath and released it slowly.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis