tidy up
Example Sentences
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There was little left to tidy up after she died at the age of 91 on March 12 in Gothenburg, Sweden, where she was living in a retirement home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The plot gets pleasingly messy despite starring a leading lady who was quite literally constructed to tidy up.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
The teenager, suffering from depression, had been unable to tidy up herself.
From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025
To tidy up some financial business, we recently engaged in some online banking.
From Salon • Sep. 1, 2025
“Oh, very well,” he said; “let her come in, by all means; but just wait a minute till I tidy up the place.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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