tidy
Example Sentences
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The oil traders and their tanker partners are all likely to earn a tidy profit to compensate for the risks, the traders and executives said—though prices for oil and ships are still being negotiated.
I think I tidied up our two rooms, not to mention changed and rechanged the pillow beneath her swollen knee at least six times before she finally suggested I go to sleep for the night.
From Literature
Norwegian CEO Bernt Børnich says NEO is very useful in his own home, busily hoovering and tidying up after his family, which he says is "a mix" of autonomous action and human-operated.
From BBC
He and his wife, Cheri, bought a comfortable home in a tidy subdivision here in the heart of Bayou Country.
From Los Angeles Times
And the groove, this time led by a simple, prancing line by Mr. Maynard, simulates the rhythmic movement of tidying up.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
