Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of kempt The creeping ivy of rap had crawled over their white picket fences, across their kempt green lawns, and around their Victorian homes, weakening the old walls between cultures. Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 5 June 2023 The whole place is well kempt. Amanda Walker, al, 15 Aug. 2020 Silence your internal neat freak A well-kempt garden is the toad’s worst enemy. Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping, 16 May 2017 There was a whiff of mystery, a sense that something more was going on behind those well-kempt exteriors. Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 9 Feb. 2018 A well-kempt courtyard for visitors conceals the prison’s overcrowding—stuffed to nine times its capacity with up to 250 women sharing a cell. National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kempt
Adjective
  • The whole process should take 15 or 20 minutes total and will go a long way in keeping it tidy.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
  • Inside, four shelves help keep things tidy, and the lockable door means your stuff stays yours.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Georgina Rodríguez Georgina Rodríguez flaunts a little leg out of her black dress with lace trim.
    Brendan Le, People.com, 6 May 2025
  • The biggest change is a few new trim options and some subtle exterior design updates.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The alternative to traditional Medicare promises all the benefits of traditional Medicare in one neat private package.
    Juliette Madrigal, Boston Herald, 12 May 2025
  • In a neat touch, screens simulate a window showing views of the Moon.
    Adam Williams May 11, New Atlas, 11 May 2025

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“Kempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kempt. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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