tidy

Example Sentences

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The ban comes days before the Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, where people tidy the graves of loved ones and make ritual offerings.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Containing one of the more convoluted Dumas plots—which is saying something—“The Count of Monte Cristo” is tailored by director Bille August into a relatively tidy eight episodes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

That’s a tidy sum for you and your wife to enjoy, especially given your investment income.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Because our first brief glimpse of Clara is a sympathetic one — as opposed to conveniently antagonistic — we know “Calle Málaga” won’t settle for a tidy resolution.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

When the kitchen was clean and tidy, Sadako tied red bows on her braids and stood impatiently by the door.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr