: not kept
an unkept promise
an unkept garden
Examples of unkept in a Sentence
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Not to mention the mounting frustration of leaders from the global south over unkept promises of aid.
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Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
Social media commenters would say her hair looked unkept because it wasn’t always groomed to their liking.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 30 Oct. 2023
Movie trailers can be full of unkept promises.
—Vulture, 27 July 2022
In the rare instances when curly hair is showcased in the Korean media, women are often displayed as being unprofessional, unkept, or in the middle of a life crisis.
—Jada Jackson, Allure, 16 Nov. 2022
In March, a troop of engineers gathered in an unkept green field in rural Nottinghamshire, England.
—Wired, 6 July 2022
The animals were malnourished, filthy and unkept, the sheriff's office said.
—Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2022
An artist with similarly unkept brown curls in his adulthood!
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
Consumers, employees, investors, and regulators, already skeptical of unkept promises are watching closely.
—Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
Social media commenters would say her hair looked unkept because it wasn’t always groomed to their liking.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 30 Oct. 2023
Movie trailers can be full of unkept promises.
—Vulture, 27 July 2022
In the rare instances when curly hair is showcased in the Korean media, women are often displayed as being unprofessional, unkept, or in the middle of a life crisis.
—Jada Jackson, Allure, 16 Nov. 2022
In March, a troop of engineers gathered in an unkept green field in rural Nottinghamshire, England.
—Wired, 6 July 2022
The animals were malnourished, filthy and unkept, the sheriff's office said.
—Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2022
An artist with similarly unkept brown curls in his adulthood!
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
Consumers, employees, investors, and regulators, already skeptical of unkept promises are watching closely.
—Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
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“Unkept.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unkept. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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