rumpled
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He dressed like a tramp in worn and rumpled clothes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Beneath its casual, slightly rumpled appearance was a specific bit of flavor logic: salt, fat, sweetness, acidity, glutamates upon glutamates.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Vanessa Bonet of the installation art group Dedo Vabo watched over a mission-control monitor deck, as the buzzing craft climbed into room full of braying hippos in rumpled suits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
In an Indian city, an unassuming, slightly rumpled comedian walks into the spotlight for the first time in months.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Without even thinking, I dive fully into the linen closet, squeezing myself next to the laundry hamper, Rolf’s rumpled uniform clutched in my fists.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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