untidy

Example Sentences

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"It's going to look a bit untidy on the way through," she said in early November.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

"Dog law in general is an untidy mess."

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

But to Berkowitz the untidy appearance hasn’t diminished what he sees as quality care he’s provided to his ducks.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2024

Photographs of the sign-fitter's work van - which she said was "almost always dirty and untidy" - were shown to the jurors.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024

The packets leaned against each other at angles and lay in untidy stacks.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau