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Explore Dishevelled through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like disheveled or rumpled. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Dishevelled in a sentence

Dishevelled meaning

  1. Of a person, with the hair uncombed.
  2. Disorderly or untidy in appearance.

Synonyms of Dishevelled

disheveled frowzled rumpled tousled untidy

Related words

Other words often associated with Dishevelled or its synonyms:

blowzy jumbled disorderly littered cluttered

Using Dishevelled

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of a person, with the hair uncombed. | Disorderly or untidy in appearance.
  • Useful related words include: disheveled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled.
  • In the example corpus, dishevelled often appears in combinations such as: in dishevelled, dishevelled and, dishevelled state.

Context around Dishevelled

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

hewlett 1× alone 1× particularly 1× pudgy 1×

Often after:

sea 1× unshaven 1×

Sentence patterns with Dishevelled

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a pudgy dishevelled unshaven skantha 1× climbing out dishevelled and unwashed 1× hewlett dishevelled and dirty 1× in a dishevelled sea front 1× in a dishevelled state the 1× in a dishevelled state with 1× known as dishevelled 2 or 1× let alone dishevelled when he 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a pudgy dishevelled 1× another opposition presidential 1× bannasch and her 1× hewlett dishevelled and 1× i sat in 1× kamahl s daughter 1×

Common sentence endings:

a bad time 1× a police van 1× contemplated my options 1× court was told 1× dishevelled and unwashed 1× his new home 1×

Words around Dishevelled

Just before it in the word index:

disheveled 32 dishevel 2 dishes 1.971 disher 3 dished 164 disheartening 138

Just after it in the word index:

dishevelment 2 dishing 99 dishman 5 dishonest 218 dishonestly 41 dishonesty 128

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Dishevelled

  • In this selection, "dishevelled" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hewlett, alone, particularly, sea and unshaven stand out and add context to how "dishevelled" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a pudgy dishevelled unshaven skantha and climbing out dishevelled and unwashed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dishevelled" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dishevelled

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Hewlett, dishevelled and dirty, looked what he was – every mother’s worst nightmare. (13 words)

No one else at the party looked rattled, let alone dishevelled, when he arrived. (14 words)

They’ve found their groove and PSG are starting to flag, with their fullbacks looking particularly dishevelled. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

The boys, aged from 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach were found by British cave diving specialists nine days after they ventured in, dishevelled and hungry, on a ledge several kilometres inside the cave. (37 words)

Bannasch and her team spotted a specific mutation, in a gene known as DISHEVELLED 2 or DVL2, in all of the bulldogs and Frenchies and in nearly every terrier (94 percent). (31 words)

He was said to be in a dishevelled state with eye witness Ms Long saying his clothes were dirty and he looked like he 'had been having a bad time'. (30 words)

Example sentences (11)

Hewlett, dishevelled and dirty, looked what he was – every mother’s worst nightmare.

Kamahl’s daughter arrived in Australia on the day of the allegedly intimidating messages to find him and his home in a “dishevelled state”, the court was told.

No one else at the party looked rattled, let alone dishevelled, when he arrived.

Another opposition presidential candidate, Patrick Oboi Amuriat, arrived shoeless and dishevelled to file his candidacy after being intercepted en route to party headquarters and bundled into a police van.

I sat in a dishevelled sea-front hotel in Ilfracombe (which perhaps hadn’t been hoovered since 1983?) and contemplated my options.

They’ve found their groove and PSG are starting to flag, with their fullbacks looking particularly dishevelled.

A pudgy, dishevelled, unshaven Skantha downplayed his relationship with the victim, who just a couple of months earlier was considering renting a room in his new home.

Bannasch and her team spotted a specific mutation, in a gene known as DISHEVELLED 2 or DVL2, in all of the bulldogs and Frenchies and in nearly every terrier (94 percent).

He was said to be in a dishevelled state with eye witness Ms Long saying his clothes were dirty and he looked like he 'had been having a bad time'.

The boys, aged from 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach were found by British cave diving specialists nine days after they ventured in, dishevelled and hungry, on a ledge several kilometres inside the cave.

This time, the back door was open, and a man in his 20s was climbing out, dishevelled and unwashed.

Common combinations with dishevelled

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dishevelled" in a sentence?
An example: "Hewlett, dishevelled and dirty, looked what he was – every mother’s worst nightmare." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "dishevelled" from authentic English texts.
What does "dishevelled" mean?
Dishevelled means: Of a person, with the hair uncombed.
What are synonyms of "dishevelled"?
Common synonyms of "dishevelled" include: disheveled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled, untidy.
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