untidy

Example Sentences

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Officers described K's bedroom as looking like a "prison cell", with other bedrooms also untidy and dirty.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Tries from warp-speed back-row pair Ben Earl and Henry Pollock helped England see off Australia as their power-packed bench ultimately swung an untidy opening autumn Test.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

There have been complaints about the increasingly untidy nature of the park with rubbish and sanitation concerns raised.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

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

Instead, she held up something: an untidy bundle of switches.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck