untidy

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jul. 1, 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

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

Photographs of the sign-fitter's work van - which she said was "almost always dirty and untidy" - were shown to the jurors.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024

They wanted the prison yard clean and it was untidy.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela