How to Use neat and tidy in a Sentence

neat and tidy

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  • Keep your kitchen looking neat and tidy with this sink caddy.
    Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
  • Instead they are pinned down, neat and tidy for the Ebony shoot.
    New York Times, 8 June 2022
  • These storage baskets are a great way to keep dorm rooms neat and tidy.
    Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The mess-free design keeps your giftee’s kitchen neat and tidy.
    Greg Manlove, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Yet, amid the greed-is-good eighties, the neat and tidy life took a while to take off.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Each one will take you a step closer to having the neat and tidy home of your dreams.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The old, neat and tidy system where the top two progress and every else goes home, is done.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • These hooks make your gym area look neat and tidy, which improves the aesthetic in your garage.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Today, the space is again neat and tidy, ready for warm-weather diners these next eight months.
    BostonGlobe.com, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Trying to keep a playroom neat and tidy is a Sisyphean effort.
    Heather Mayer Irvine, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Finally, behind an 8-foot door sits a large pantry that keeps things neat and tidy.
    Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 9 June 2023
  • Prune your hedges regularly to keep them looking neat and tidy.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
  • And a layer of straw mulch between your veggie rows sets off your plants and makes your garden look neat and tidy.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2022
  • For most of us, keeping our fridges neat and tidy can often feel like an impossible task.
    Rachel Simon, Peoplemag, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Bite-sized treats are perfectly pop-able and are neat and tidy as far as appetizers go.
    Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Uniform hangers, though a simple detail, help keep your closet neat and tidy.
    Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Leave it in your trunk to keep your belongings neat and tidy, or use it to bring in shopping bags and groceries in one go.
    Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The sleek vertical shoe rack provides a neat and tidy solution to help reclaim floor space.
    Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The sleek vertical shoe rack provides a neat and tidy solution to help reclaim floor space.
    Poppy Morgan, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Regardless of your design sense, having a neat and tidy house is a universal goal.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2022
  • For starters, it is equipped with not one, not two, but three zippered compartments to keep your essentials neat and tidy.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Small gardening tools such as hand trowels can hang neat and tidy, ready for your next gardening session.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, housebeautiful.com, 1 June 2023
  • Stephen Kent Johnson Keeping things neat and tidy is a golden rule for house guests.
    Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Pick up some nail clippers, a nail file or hand drill, nail buffer, cuticle trimmer or cutter to help keep nails neat and tidy.
    Sydney Wingfield, Glamour, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Shelving units can be a great help for keeping your attic neat and tidy by keeping boxes and containers off the ground.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The piece is a powerful indictment of neat and tidy histories, told by its victors.
    Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022
  • In order to keep your home or office neat and tidy, a handheld vacuum goes so much farther than a broom and dustpan.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Israeli politics doesn’t order itself along a neat and tidy spectrum just based on one issue.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Like a little filing cabinet for your screens, this stand corrals your laptop and tablet to keep your work surface neat and tidy.
    Scott Gilbertson gear Team, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Guy Green's neat and tidy thriller is lent a significant scope by its Alassio setting.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024

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