Example Sentences

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These days, a staff member will tidy up every other day, a 30-minute routine that involves making the bed, wiping down the bathroom and swapping out the pillowcases.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2021

Marko in Meath, Ireland, via text 0137: It all got a bit much there for a moment, hopefully a manual refresh will tidy up your page.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2010

I sleep in hotel rooms that someone else has cleaned and shop in stores that others will tidy when I leave.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

"Nancy will tidy the room a taste," she said coaxingly, "and then I shouldn't wonder if you'll be sending for Pete."

From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Caine, Hall, Sir

"But never me, who will tidy your cabin and cook half your meals for you."

From The Black Pearl by Woodrow, Wilson, Mrs.