disheveled
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Disheveled and standing next to his dust-covered car, he describes life under occupation.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2022
Disheveled and scowling in a Tokyo workplace full of bright, chipper young “office ladies,” Kumiko has no friends other than her pet rabbit Bunzo.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2015
Disheveled and preoccupied, he oddly places his wristwatch, his early-generation flip cellphone and car keys in a mailbox outside the home.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2015
Disheveled and disorganized, Father Vitaglione sometimes jeopardized cases with his erratic behavior, according to a federal finding.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2011
Disheveled piles surge toward the sea, shouldering each other for a place on the shore.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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