rumpled

Example Sentences

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In an Indian city, an unassuming, slightly rumpled comedian walks into the spotlight for the first time in months.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

In this case, I can’t see how ironing out a few wrinkles and covering a rumpled duvet with a digital bedspread materially misrepresents your home.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The shah heard news of the coup in Rome, where he arrived “a rumpled refugee,” according to the New York Daily News on Aug. 20, 1953.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

It was a heady trophy for a 13-year-old, presented to me at graduation by a rumpled legionnaire in a garrison cap decorated with military pins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

She touched his side of the bed, ran her hand over it, savored the last of the rumpled warmth that lingered on the sheet.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie