Example Sentences

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The glasses in your cabinet might be messy, your shirt’s arm might be untucked, but it will be good enough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Musk's untucked shirt frequently rode up to expose his stomach, leading the mogul-turned-president to question the SpaceX CEO's headspace and tailoring.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2025

Caden, 12, said he had been pulled up for an untucked shirt but said he was comfortable with the rules: "I'm quite happy with them and they're good."

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025

With his unkempt red locks and backward cap and untucked jersey, he looked like the sort of Dodger that the diehards saw in themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

He untucked his shirt and put the book inside, hastily retucking it just as the hook-handed man reentered the library, escorting Violet and carrying Sunny, who was trying without success to bite the man’s hooks.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket