tidiness
Example Sentences
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Then a funny thing happened after I retired and began winnowing my stuff in earnest: The resulting tidiness begot more tidiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Though her “Spike Cafe” is about a year old, she says she has to “continue to babysit it,” as pigeons aren’t exactly known for their tidiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
It feels satisfying that he was apprehended, and as a reporter there’s a certain kind of tidiness about it being ready for Monday morning.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2025
"Her link-up play is something that has really improved, the tidiness of it. She finds herself in the box always between centre-halves and is really difficult to pick up."
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2023
Nevertheless there’s a rustling, a rank undertone of cats and their huntings and furtive scratchings, still going on behind the deceptive tidiness.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
