Example Sentences

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Millions of people viewed clips of him, criticizing his unkemptness.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021

For another, the band are clearly fans of Kendal's Wild Beasts – and in his not dissimilar tales of incompetent dancing and general unkemptness, singer Mike Barrett helps humanise the band considerably.

From The Guardian • Mar. 9, 2013

I don’t know how I never noticed the level of unkemptness before, and embarrassment floods through me, that Nate is with me, seeing it in its full not-glory.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

There was litter about it, an unkemptness, a rundowness, a lack of plan; no flowers, and bits of paper and scraps of wood scattered about on the ground.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Oh, it is not that," replied Oscard; "it is a feeling of unkemptness and want of smartness among these men who look so clean and correct.

From With Edged Tools by Merriman, Henry Seton