dishevel - use in sentences

Object

  • appearance: Don't be alarmed by the somewhat disheveled appearance of some of the people you'll see here.
  • man: A disheveled young man, in a hammock, reads an English pamphlet without even looking up at me.

Modifying Another Word

  • somewhat: Don't be alarmed by the somewhat disheveled appearance of some of the people you'll see here.
  • slightly: Richard was slightly disheveled: it seems he had just been roused by the PA.
  • rather: She was a familiar figure, walking in the brooklands and the Downs during those years, often alone and rather disheveled looking.

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