tidy

Example Sentences

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Merriam-Webster now defines it simply as a “sauce made from the thickened and seasoned juices of cooked meat,” a tidy description for something that shows up in about a thousand guises on American tables.

From Salon

The first Stanford was made of real students, who defy tidy put-downs of “kids these days.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Some survivors among these “fallen angels” have bounced by multiples since then, earning tidy profits for more patient investors.

From Barron's

Councils would take down the flags in locations where lights will be installed and people could put them back up in the new year, "fresh, tidy and in good condition", he added.

From BBC

Portugal put together a tidy move for their third, with Neves blasting home from the edge of the box after being teed up by Fernandes.

From Barron's