tidy up

Example Sentences

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At home, Magnusson never missed an opportunity to tidy up, her daughter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The plot gets pleasingly messy despite starring a leading lady who was quite literally constructed to tidy up.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

A new profession has emerged reflecting that statistic: cleaners who are called in to tidy up homes after their occupants, most of whom lived alone, have died.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

To tidy up some financial business, we recently engaged in some online banking.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2025

She continued to stand by the map and tidy up the pins, but I knew there was nothing to tidy up.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos