neat

Example Sentences

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On Thursday, workers in rubber pants roamed the water with vacuums that sucked up the algae in neat rows.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2026

"I actually thought they were kind of neat – it felt futuristic," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Grasping a pair of dark grey trousers, it raised its upper body to stretch the fabric taut, before laying it flat and arranging it into neat halves.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Behind them, Lauren Lloyd, 33, visiting from Nashville, sat earnestly scribbling on her wish tag, which was filled from edge to edge with neat script.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Some were neat and tidy and others looked abandoned, with boarded windows and tall weeds growing.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn