unkempt

Example Sentences

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Men with white hair are considered charming, but women with white hair are lazy, dirty, unkempt.

From Washington Post

The big sticking point — aside from a worldwide pandemic that becomes a real mood killer — is Sally’s angry insistence that “a gorgeous male celebrity would never fall in love with an ordinary, dorky, unkempt woman.”

From Washington Post

When Wilson first saw the house, it looked “unkempt from the outside” after being unoccupied for several months but was full of “incredible charm.”

From Washington Post

Anthony McRae, his father said, became increasingly unkempt and would rarely leave his bedroom.

From Seattle Times

Mr. McRae, his father said, became increasingly unkempt and would rarely leave his bedroom.

From New York Times