disheveled

Example Sentences

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The disheveled 58-year-old, who went by Tony, was a cousin of the recently deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

A disheveled man sick of endless waiting launched into an eloquent tirade ending with Samuel Beckett -- "You know what happened in the story of Godot? He never came."

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

At a party, she met the owner of a disheveled building in Queens, and asked if she could film there before they renovated it.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

During the hearing in El Paso, Diaz, hunched over, hair disheveled, turned toward the camera to watch an interpreter explain the proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025

She was pale and thin, and her golden hair was loose and disheveled.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff