1
: engaged in conduct offensive to public order
charged with being drunk and disorderly
2
: characterized by disorder
a disorderly pile of clothes
disorderliness
noun
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Examples of disorderly in a Sentence
Adjective
She was charged with being drunk and disorderly.
He was found guilty of disorderly conduct.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
And the beeps only get louder when all that happens within days of a disorderly Bitcoin breakdown and the GenZ-courting brokerage firm Robinhood starting a service to send literal cash to clients via a delivery app.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
Since the July legislation expired on Oct. 5, the district has seen several instances of disorderly behavior by teenagers, including the takeover of a movie theater in Chinatown and an Oct. 19 fight among over 100 adolescents.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2025
She was charged with disorderly intoxication, battery on an officer/firefighter/EMT, resisting arrest with violence and threatening a public servant, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Levy was booked into the Broward County Main Jail in Fort Lauderdale on charges of disorderly intoxication and trespassing in an occupied structure or conveyance.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
And the beeps only get louder when all that happens within days of a disorderly Bitcoin breakdown and the GenZ-courting brokerage firm Robinhood starting a service to send literal cash to clients via a delivery app.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
Since the July legislation expired on Oct. 5, the district has seen several instances of disorderly behavior by teenagers, including the takeover of a movie theater in Chinatown and an Oct. 19 fight among over 100 adolescents.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2025
She was charged with disorderly intoxication, battery on an officer/firefighter/EMT, resisting arrest with violence and threatening a public servant, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disorderly
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“Disorderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disorderly. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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