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Example Sentences

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The movie ultimately departs from the book’s conclusion, avoiding Mr. Mars-Jones’s tragic streak in favor of a turn that feels a little neat, the film slotted into its niche with a note of tidy wholesomeness.

From The Wall Street Journal

Janie had written it for him, because her writing was much neater than his.

From Literature

I saw our house—small and white and neat, and its big white porch with the floor painted dark green.

From Literature

His room, never very neat at its best, looked like a hurricane had just passed through.

From Literature

She folded the hanky back into a neat square, returned it, then put her hat on her head, securing it with two small pins that she removed from the back of her bun.

From Literature