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unkempt

How to use unkempt in a sentence

These unkempt-looking Father Times and Methuselahs prowl about the staircases of the different ateliers daily.

George jerked his peaked cap from his head, revealing a tangle of unkempt red hair.

DOPESAX ROHMER

They were resting on their cumbrous belongings, strange groups, unkempt and half dressed.

ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON

They were standing now in front of a tall, gloomy house, unkempt, with broken gate—a large but miserable-looking abode.

THE DOUBLE FOURE. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM

And at the trail's end the unkempt, ribald crew swarmed their dark and dirty camp as a band of pirates a galleon.

At first I had been rather struck by his unkempt look, and it made my reaction all the stronger.

THE NEW MACHIAVELLIHERBERT GEORGE WELLS

He was an emaciated, unkempt man, whose movements were in strange contrast with his appearance.

It might be supposed that so hairy an animal as the yak would become dirty and unkempt.

Unkempt enthusiasm and rollicking good humour are the chief features of this little volume.

Urb sniffed in short rapid inhalations, his unkempt visage twisted in a ferocious scowl.

WARRIOR OF THE DAWNHOWARD CARLETON BROWNE

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985