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Recent Examples of unkept
The brands are angry and frustrated at Saks for not only the lack of communication, but also the unkept promises.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
Nothing is untucked, unkept or out of place.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Dust accumulation under the bed meant bugs, not just an unkept hotel room.
—Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Forsythia, if unkept, can grow up to 10 feet tall and wide.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
Nothing is untucked, unkept or out of place.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Dust accumulation under the bed meant bugs, not just an unkept hotel room.
—Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Forsythia, if unkept, can grow up to 10 feet tall and wide.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unkept
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unkept
Adjective
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Here cavernous sheet-metal market halls rub shoulders with dilapidated clapboard stores.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The Urban Institute detailed in 2024 how declining government funding for public spaces had left many dilapidated and underutilized, or privatized and no longer free.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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At Dominguez High, the grounds are scruffy, wiring and plumbing are outdated, the gymnasium air conditioning hasn’t worked in years.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The nuclear family at the heart of the story are first met living in the rustic splendor of the German countryside, in a scruffy, characterful house far bigger than this family of three — Philip, Lucy and their six- or seven-year-old son Johnny (Malo Blanchet) — obviously needs.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The senior first baseman’s own stats this spring aren’t too shabby, either.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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These are the shabby, vertiginous streets that Nobel Laureate author Orhan Pamuk eulogized in The Museum of Innocence, set in the 1970s, and until very recently the district had scarcely changed at all.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Underdog startups and neglected divisions tell similar stories.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2026
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Cinematographer Guillermo Garza shoots neglected settings like fine art, embracing the grime.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Dings, dents, and tatty old stickers are seen as badges of honor, battle scars from a hectic life as an international jet-setter.—
Chris Haslam,
Wired News,
1 May 2026
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The aging, tatty, late-modern Pimlico was demolished last year as 1/ST and the state of Maryland hammered out their $48-million deal for the state to take over the track.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Too mangy, too rangy, prowling in their bony elegance, leaping weightless from dangerously precarious mounds of sharp edges, peering yellow- eyed from shadows.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 May 2026
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To write, especially in a first draft, is to submit myself to the mangy, cackling glory of not knowing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Born on May 13, 1958, in California, Sheets appeared on 163 episodes of Storage Wars between 2010 and 2023, vying with other buyers of abandoned and unopened storage lockers being auctioned.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.—
Alyce McFadden,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Embarrassed by her own overworked single mother (Tara Mallen) and her dumpy, small house, Minnie begins spending time with Callie’s grieving mom, Helen (Sophie Okonedo), whose worldly elegance stands out in this pious small town.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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And this is in a nice, pretty on-campus facility, not the old, dumpy Astrodome (although the Astrodome is still up, which is another story).—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Unkept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unkept. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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