uncleanliness

Example Sentences

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This week we learn about the concept of marimé, a spiritual uncleanliness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2023

In October, a whistleblower sent the FDA a 34-page document alleging falsifying of records and uncleanliness at the Sturgis plant.

From Washington Post • May 25, 2022

And what better symbol of impurity and uncleanliness and contamination than a bathroom?

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2022

My friends don't like spending time in there, and neither do I. I have read stories where people mistake another person's smelliness for uncleanliness when in fact the person had a medical condition.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2013

He was more apt to sulk these days, to fault her cooking, to complain about clutter around the yard or point out even minor uncleanliness in the house.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini