untidy

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He was unable to exert his influence in forward positions, although this untidy scrap of a friendly against Marcelo Bielsa's side was hardly the stage for creativity to flourish.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

"Dog law in general is an untidy mess."

From BBC • Oct. 7, 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

The pde tower, with a cow-byre under the two living chambers, had come the last of alL So it was among the untidy wreckage of centuries that Gareth scampered, looking for Us brothers.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White