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

"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

I didn’t want to look untidy when he appeared.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie