How to Use tidy in a Sentence

tidy

1 of 2 adjective

• They paid a tidy sum for the house.
• She earns a tidy salary.
• He has always been a tidy person.
• The 19-pitch day – with 16 strikes and three strikeouts – was as tidy as the Dodgers could have hoped.
  — Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2024
• The first three episodes are a tidy little tight story there.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2022
• To soak up all that booze is a tidy tapas menu, with items starting at just $5.
  — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
• The counters are tidy; the bar stools smooth and unrusted.
  — Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2023
• Their tidy two-story home sits at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac.
  — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Feb. 2023
• Desserts, on the other hand, should be tidy and precise.
  — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2023
• The base bin can hold small or medium pool floats and beach balls, while the above shelves can keep tiny toys tidy.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2023
• But the fine line between the two often comes down to how tidy your bathroom is.
  — Annie Burdick, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2022
• Behind the door was a yard that appeared to have once been tidy but was now overgrown.
  — Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
• Rarely are his leads neat or tidy, and true to form Lib is no saint, with sorrows and secrets of her own.
  — Thomas Page, CNN, 16 Nov. 2022
• Those prizes together totaled a tidy 30 points for the film.
  — Joe Reid, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
• The backyard features a covered patio and a tidy green space.
  — Kambry Ruby, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
• There are few things more satisfying than a clean and tidy house.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
• The film isn’t perfect: What ends up happening to Hawa, for instance, is a bit too tidy.
  — Shamira Ibrahim, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2023
• Stephen Kent Johnson Keeping things neat and tidy is a golden rule for house guests.
  — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 26 Jan. 2023
• And voilà–just like that, my living room was finally tidy once again.
  — Hannah Freedman, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
• This hair tool holster is a great idea that will protect the vanity and keep the bathrooms tidy.
  — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
• The i7+ lacks this feature and would be better suited for people who keep their floors tidy.
  — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• Harper lives on the first floor with her 10-year-old daughter in their own three-bedroom unit, which is tidy and Zen.
  — Debra Kamin, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
• In January 2024, the tidy work of a Welsh mouse, caught on video cleaning the work bench inside a man’s shed, went viral.
  — Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
• Another sign that a flipper is reputable is a clean and tidy job site.
  — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 25 May 2023
• Smith missed nine of her 14 attempts from the field, all reminders that growth in young players isn’t tidy and linear.
  — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Aug. 2022
• The lights are just dim enough to soothe, the tidy menu of cocktails and bitter Italian sodas ready to offer a bit of relief.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2024
• Instead, opt for liquid soap which is tidier and easier for guests to use.
  — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 28 May 2026
• Ahead, gardening experts share the best shrubs to prune in late spring for healthier growth and a tidier appearance.
  — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 May 2026
• The goal is not to make every conversation emotionally tidy.
  — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
• Keeping your yard tidy will also help limit insect activity and spiders.
  — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 25 May 2026

tidy

2 of 2 verb

• I tidied the house before they arrived.
• And then in the afternoon, Janet Yellen would come in and tidy it all up.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
• The first key for the Empire on Sunday is to tidy up their breakoffs in respawn modes.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 23 July 2021
• The checkers and vets had the checkpoint all tidied up but now (the) crew is back.
  — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2020
• Spring will soon spring, so perhaps this is a good time to tidy up around the castle.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Mar. 2022
• Listen for smart ways to tidy up your tech, inside and out.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2021
• Freddie yelled over to Dean Dise, who was tidying up his own boat in the next slip.
  — Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
• Next, split the pony in two, rope braid the hair, tidy around base, and secure with strong pins or a hair elastic.
  — Georgia Murray, refinery29.com, 24 June 2022
• Children, brushed and tidied, are packed off to school.
  — The Economist, 16 May 2020
• Other spaces As for the rest of the house, set aside time to tidy up the baseboards (and this goes for every room).
  — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
• One quick note: It’s much easier to use the desktop or web app to tidy up.
  — Harry Guinness, Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2021
• The method the author, Marie Kondo, uses to tidy up a home is very simple.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2020
• But each has some unfinished business to tidy up first, which is the focus of most of the movie.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022
• Run the mower over it on its highest setting and tidy the bed up.
  — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024
• So tidy your desk, turn on some good lights and maybe move locations.
  — Expert Panel, Forbes, 22 June 2021
• If your goal is to tidy up smaller areas, weight is less of a factor.
  — Rebecca Norris, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
• Keep a cool head by tidying up your space in the morning, and getting out of the house for a summer hike or swim.
  — Venus Australis, refinery29.com, 14 July 2019
• If all else fails, binge more episodes of her show—or perhaps even get to tidying up on your own?
  — Maddie Hiatt, House Beautiful, 30 Jan. 2019
• At first, the machine’s goal will align with the very human goal of tidying up loose papers.
  — Paul Bloom, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2023
• Clearing out the cache on your mobile browser is a great way to tidy your system up.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 15 July 2022
• Luckily, there are ways to tidy up the toys that will even have the kids excited to lend a helping hand.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2022
• A couple girls paused in front of a mirror, blotted their faces and tidied their hair.
  — Maggie Prosser, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
• Get Organized with The Home Edit, learn how to tidy up their spaces in style.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022
• To readers used to tidy fantasy endings, the book’s conclusion is like a blow to the head.
  — Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2020
• One tidied the lawn while another sat on the porch, waiting for news to come.
  — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, 29 July 2019
• Always the boys looked on display, things people had tidied and set up.
  — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 May 2026
• Denise would tell her as much, yelling at Djena for the slightest infraction, such as leaving out a spoon while tidying up the kitchen.
  — Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
• Keeping on top of that is like constantly nagging your kids at home to tidy their room.
  — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 13 May 2026
• In early spring, simply pull or trim faded foliage to tidy up for the next season.
  — Erica Browne Grivas, Midwest Living, 1 May 2026
• But expect this mess to be tidied up nicely for the S-1.
  — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026