tidy

Example Sentences

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Color resists precise description much as language resists tidy definition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The war involving Iran and the Strait of Hormuz “does not come with a tidy historical template,” said Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, in Tuesday commentary.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

The Londoner, 62, told the BBC the bed would be "ridiculousy tidy" if she made it again today, and the sheets would have a "1600 thread count" - a mark of high quality.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Because our first brief glimpse of Clara is a sympathetic one — as opposed to conveniently antagonistic — we know “Calle Málaga” won’t settle for a tidy resolution.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

I saw the dining room where First Families ate their meals and popped my head into the tidy kitchen, where a culinary staff was already at work on dinner.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama