untidiness

Example Sentences

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When McIlroy bogeyed the 10th, he dropped back alongside 2018 champion Reed on six under and his general untidiness put his place at the top of the leaderboard under pressure.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Instead, the film depicts people grappling with the untidiness of their emotions through Song’s unassumingly poetic dialogue and luminous imagery.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023

If you think about nature, untidiness is actually wildly beneficial.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2022

What’s more, untidiness, in this endeavor, can have grave consequences.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2019

But there was an unmistakable grooming about him, too; he was not one of those who used untidiness to substantiate their radicalism.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie