untidiness

Example Sentences

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When McIlroy bogeyed the 10th, he dropped back alongside 2018 champion Reed on six under and his general untidiness put his place at the top of the leaderboard under pressure.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Instead, the film depicts people grappling with the untidiness of their emotions through Song’s unassumingly poetic dialogue and luminous imagery.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023

It occurred to me at some point that, at the very least, even when “The Burnt City” is impenetrable, it does mirror war in its untidiness.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022

If you think about nature, untidiness is actually wildly beneficial.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2022

Not in the disarray of rumpled sheets, nor the untidiness of a kicked-off shoe or a wet towel hung over the back of a chair.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy