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

"Dog law in general is an untidy mess."

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

"We were a bit untidy in attack but I thought we were outstanding in defence. We really cut off their edges, shut them right out."

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

She appeared in Vught the third morning during the predawn roll call and at once something like order seized our rebellious and untidy ranks.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom