unkempt

Example Sentences

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We checked into our hotel during the wee hours of the morning, all of us tired, slightly unkempt and desperately in need of a warm shower.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

The poet appealed to Hallam’s imaginative depths, and Hallam brought the unkempt and solitary Tennyson into the world of the elite and affluent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

It’s not that the right of way under the power lines now is unkempt.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

The house appeared unkempt and had signs of disrepair.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

His auburn hair is lank and unkempt, and his eyes are bloodshot.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline