shipshape

Example Sentences

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“North Koreans are trained to obey government orders in a shipshape way during crises. But there is the risk of the virus running out of control if it starts spreading among its malnourished people.”

From New York Times

“I have disinfectant, and I disinfect my broom and my cart,” said Xu Changfu, a street cleaner from Inner Mongolia who is tasked with keeping the capital’s roads shipshape.

From Washington Post

Freshly painted wood exteriors, a red door and white trim give the cottage a shipshape appearance.

From Los Angeles Times

Even if Carlyle finds Vigor relatively shipshape, this is an old, vulnerable and declining industry.

From Seattle Times

“He got me shipshape and drove me into the base,” he said.

From The New Yorker