tidy up
Example Sentences
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The plot gets pleasingly messy despite starring a leading lady who was quite literally constructed to tidy up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
How can you tidy up if many, many things bring you joy?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
A new profession has emerged reflecting that statistic: cleaners who are called in to tidy up homes after their occupants, most of whom lived alone, have died.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
To tidy up some financial business, we recently engaged in some online banking.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2025
“Oh, very well,” he said; “let her come in, by all means; but just wait a minute till I tidy up the place.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
