Example Sentences

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The sweet spot, after all, isn’t about neatness or perfection.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

It also asked about specific behaviors, such as resisting bedtime or sleeping alone, chewing on things that aren’t edible, holding their breath, and being overly concerned with neatness or cleanliness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024

McCausland provided the width Cantwell struggled to deliver while Lawrence's distribution and neatness in possession was badly missed by the hosts in the first half.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

The arrangements alternate impressions of transparency and obstruction, neatness and disarray.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

Even as I was still rather fanatically devoted to neatness, I was losing the battle.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama