untidy

Example Sentences

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In the living room, a pilot rearranges an untidy study desk.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 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

"We were a bit untidy in attack but I thought we were outstanding in defence. We really cut off their edges, shut them right out."

From BBC • Sep. 6, 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

He was spattered here and there with paint and calcimine, and there were bits of wallpaper clinging to his hair and whiskers, for he was rather an untidy man.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater