Example Sentences
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Moriarty figures heavily in the opening episodes of “Sherlock & Daughter” too, although Dougray Scott lends a malevolent scruff to him that Park’s interpretation tidies up.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025
She tidies up his place and spends time with him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025
Watch: Mouse tidies up man's shed every night.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2024
Although the deception predictably comes to a head, as Joy’s husband and daughter act on their suspicions that something is awry, “Call Jane” tidies that mess with baffling brevity.
From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2022
We put on our uniforms and sit down to our breakfast of tea and sesame-topped bizkochikos, our favorite biscuits, while Mima tidies the kitchen and Papa reads the newspaper with a pair of thick glasses.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
