dishevelled
Example Sentences
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Alison said the men made it to the villa in a dishevelled state.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
It's a spectacular downfall for Silicon Valley's dishevelled wunderkind, who rubbed elbows with celebrities like Gisele and Tom Brady.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023
On one occasion, he started crying in front of a manager who told him off for his dishevelled appearance.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2022
Her blue eyes still retained their melting quality; and her yellow hair, dishevelled by the wind and rain, kinked more stubbornly than ever about her ears and temples.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Ithilien, the garden of Gondor now desolate kept still a dishevelled dryad loveliness.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
