untidy

Example Sentences

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Happy Birthday to the glorious, untidy, steadfast, magnificent experiment that is the United States.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

In the living room, a pilot rearranges an untidy study desk.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Officers described K's bedroom as looking like a "prison cell", with other bedrooms also untidy and dirty.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

There have been complaints about the increasingly untidy nature of the park with rubbish and sanitation concerns raised.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

With a leap of pleasure, Harry recognized his father; his untidy black hair stuck up at the back like Harry’s, and he too wore glasses.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling