untidy

Example Sentences

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"It's going to look a bit untidy on the way through," she said in early November.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

In a cagey encounter, players appeared fatigued with both teams untidy in possession and lacking quality in the final third.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

But to Berkowitz the untidy appearance hasn’t diminished what he sees as quality care he’s provided to his ducks.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2024

Now Jordan Clark has been booked for an untidy foul on Ryan Christie who is in pain.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

He had none of the vagueness or the apologetic awkwardness that one usually associates with untidy, absentminded men.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy