How do you use Disheveled in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like dishevelled or rumpled, plus the exact meaning.
Disheveled meaning
Alternative form of dishevelled.
Synonyms of Disheveled
Using Disheveled
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of dishevelled.
- Useful related words include: dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled.
- In the example corpus, disheveled often appears in combinations such as: disheveled and, disheveled appearance, disheveled hair.
Context around Disheveled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Disheveled
- In this selection, "disheveled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, looks, little, sporting, appearance, hair and look stand out and add context to how "disheveled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a little disheveled at the and artisans in disheveled stained work. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "disheveled" sits close to words such as abdollahian, abergavenny and abounded, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with disheveled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And all their costumes are disheveled,” she said. (8 words)
He looks disheveled and has a full beard. (8 words)
Stuart looks disheveled and tells Sheldon there was a fire. (10 words)
The family received a video in late 2010 and proof-of-life photographs in 2011 in which he appeared disheveled with a long beard and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit like those given to detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison. (40 words)
But Jordan appeared in need of emotional support himself as he arrived looking tired and a little disheveled at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility on Tuesday, which may have marked his first time visiting his half-brother in prison. (39 words)
When a disheveled and broken up Kerry () crashes the gathering, Marcia isn't having any of her or the fact that she appears to be the only one outside the family who appears genuinely shaken by Logan's death. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
And all their costumes are disheveled,” she said.
But Jordan appeared in need of emotional support himself as he arrived looking tired and a little disheveled at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility on Tuesday, which may have marked his first time visiting his half-brother in prison.
Colt's disheveled appearance makes him immediately off-putting, but his behavior is what truly tips the scales against him.
Link is back, too, and is now sporting disheveled hair and a new arm courtesy of the spirit of Rararu, the first King of Hyrule.
The Facebook creator appeared disgruntled in a disheveled state after his unjust defeat; however, he composed himself and went on to win matches, earning him gold and silver medals in the rounds that followed.
The more disheveled look of Fury throughout the show has emulated the less-competent version of the character, with his graying, untamed beard and the lack of his eyepatch solidifying how little of the old Fury remains.
The scene in the graveyard literally cuts from when Mike and the other man are touching each other (without any sexual details), to when Mike wakes up, disheveled.
The video was meant to be lighthearted and funny, and it showed Lydia’s windblown hair, which was noticeably disheveled.
When a disheveled and broken up Kerry () crashes the gathering, Marcia isn't having any of her or the fact that she appears to be the only one outside the family who appears genuinely shaken by Logan's death.
He had to be the scariest person I have ever seen — an older guy, disheveled, with one white eye.
Neighbors told Eyewitness News Wilding was a recluse with very little family and often looked disheveled.
Photos presented of the home in court showed a disheveled home before authorities conducted a search.
The family received a video in late 2010 and proof-of-life photographs in 2011 in which he appeared disheveled with a long beard and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit like those given to detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison.
The research and success in dealing with nature’s proclivities and calamities is beginning to shift from artisans in disheveled, stained work clothes in field laboratories to trained scientists in crisp, spotless lab coats in science laboratories.
The table gets disheveled and he starts sorting taxes at night.
He looks disheveled and has a full beard.
He next comes across a miserly woman who hoards jewels and other riches, but won’t put any of them to use, even as she is disheveled and starving; she is beholden to her acquisitions and wants more.
She look disheveled and manic and it did not feel right.
Started slowly at Wembley before they finally found their way and ended up blowing a disheveled Dortmund away.
Stuart looks disheveled and tells Sheldon there was a fire.
Common combinations with disheveled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: