tidy
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Growing up in a chaotic home with two working parents, she learned early on that she preferred being tidy and organised.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The country’s equal commitment to capitalism meant that it was possible to make a tidy profit at it in the process.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Justice Kagan’s opinion, tidy and correct as it is, was made even better with Justice Neil Gorsuch’s genuinely strong concurring opinion.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
Godzilla the rescue Sulcata tortoise lounged in a tidy shaded yard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
I stole a quick glance at her paper, the loopy cursive writing as neat and tidy as her hair.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Moriarty figures heavily in the opening episodes of “Sherlock & Daughter” too, although Dougray Scott lends a malevolent scruff to him that Park’s interpretation tidies up.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
She tidies up his place and spends time with him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025
Watch: Mouse tidies up man's shed every night.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2024
Although the deception predictably comes to a head, as Joy’s husband and daughter act on their suspicions that something is awry, “Call Jane” tidies that mess with baffling brevity.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2022
I watch as she tidies my room, picks up clothes, straightens the things on my desk.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Where Americans think of graphically violent procedurals as comfort watches, the British prefer their TV homicides to be much tidier: Serious violence occurs offscreen.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
Given that gentrification, almost by definition, transforms high-disorder areas into tidier ones, and given that the process appears to be continuing in New York and other cities, hasn’t Mr. Gottlieb got matters exactly backward?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Sure, it would be tidier, and feel better, to get all of one’s support from like-minded individuals.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2026
All-rounder Ryan Higgins gets to share the new ball with Ethan Bamber and his first over, from the Pavilion End, is a tidier one with just a single conceded to Billy Root.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024
She picked up her chained dæmon, whose baleful eyes glared at Lord Asriel over her shoulder, and went through to make herself tidier.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
It's not the tidiest grinder I've ever used, but it's the best for brewed coffee.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2022
Sonically too, the music conjures an in-between state, with breezy pop melodies roughed up by strange textures and asymmetric structures that carry even the tidiest songs in unexpected directions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2021
For most programs, it makes for the tidiest narrative to create icing out of what comes after the region final.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2019
Every Pacifica has Chrysler’s newly improved Stow-N-Go seats that are arguably the easiest and tidiest to get out of the way when extra cargo space is needed.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2017
I have to say he was the tidiest person in the house, as opposed to Sophie, who used the floor as a display rack for her clothing choices.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
That night, Gil tidied up around the store, cleaned the bathroom, got ready to close for the day.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
I tidied up the wiring using the kind of tape that the factory would have used in 1939.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
Implausible horror movies ask you to buy that a curse can be broken, a killer bested, nightmares tidied into a neat resolution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
Even real life needs to be tidied up at the movies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
After they had wandered off, I improvised a broom from dried stems and tidied up, sweeping away the embers.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Some people are not comfortable with the idea of strangers staying in their home, and for those who are, there's a lot of preparation and tidying to do before their guests arrive.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Some colleagues wish he had picked a less loaded term for what they hope is an overdue tidying of operational lines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Donning my academic editor title, I imagined myself tasked with the act of tidying, turning teenage madness, drama, beauty into writing that is still dramatic and beautiful—just grammatically correct.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
Minister Chung said North Koreans have been spotted "sprucing up" areas near the JSA for the first time this year -- cleaning, pulling weeds, tidying flower beds and taking photos.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
On the last day, Min told Tree-ear to spend the afternoon at the house, tidying the yard.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
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