Example Sentences

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That level of dishevelment takes hours to achieve.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

In a move that could easily be out of former UK prime minister Boris Johnson's sartorial playbook, Musk has gone for a hint of dishevelment on a serious and ceremonial day.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

We walk past such Americans every day, and we pretend not to see their dishevelment, not to hear their incoherence.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022

Bailey’s house had an Anderson-esque dishevelment and analog feel.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2021

They ran to the stands with their bright red shirts sticking out of their grass-stained pants in glorious dishevelment.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger