neaten

Example Sentences

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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

There is only so much we can really put away even though I’ve started making the effort to remove anything truly personal when I neaten up ahead of company.

From Scientific American • Jul. 30, 2017

I would neaten myself up and tell them I could work whatever hours they wanted.

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2013

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

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2012

As a child she always had a knack for organization; she would take it upon herself to neaten closets and drawers, not only her own but her parents’ as well.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri