untidy

Example Sentences

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"It's going to look a bit untidy on the way through. Big reforms always do," Communications Minister Anika Wells has said.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

In a cagey encounter, players appeared fatigued with both teams untidy in possession and lacking quality in the final third.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

"Yet the place looks scruffy and untidy and gets worse year after year, all while FirstPort keep putting their charges up," she added.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2024

But to Berkowitz the untidy appearance hasn’t diminished what he sees as quality care he’s provided to his ducks.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2024

The packets leaned against each other at angles and lay in untidy stacks.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau