disheveled
Example Sentences
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But when he opened the door, he looked disheveled, like he had stood up from his desk and run down the hall.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
In thrall to her mission, June rents a dusty, disheveled storage room in town.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
And while it didn’t exactly fly off the shelves, its concurrence with the height of the Seattle grunge music scene made the disheveled aesthetic a street-style must-have.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
A disheveled man sick of endless waiting launched into an eloquent tirade ending with Samuel Beckett -- "You know what happened in the story of Godot? He never came."
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
He was sitting up in bed; his red silk pajamas looked disheveled.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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