Get to know Disorderly better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like boisterous or rowdy.
Disorderly in a sentence
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Disorderly meaning
- Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.
- Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
- Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
Synonyms of Disorderly
Using Disorderly
- The main meaning on this page is: Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray. | Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind. | Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
- Useful related words include: boisterous, bare-knuckled, bare-knuckle, rough-and-tumble.
- In the example corpus, disorderly often appears in combinations such as: disorderly conduct, and disorderly, of disorderly.
Context around Disorderly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Disorderly
- In this selection, "disorderly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, drunken, agitated, degree, conduct, behaviour and man stand out and add context to how "disorderly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include charged with disorderly conduct and affray and disorderly conduct. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "disorderly" sits close to words such as accreditation, ak and aldi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with disorderly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Holly R. Dotson, 31, of Piqua, was charged with disorderly conduct. (11 words)
Disorderly conduct — 500 south block of El Camino Real, 8:01 p.m. (13 words)
He has been charged with manslaughter, second-degree assault, affray, and disorderly conduct. (13 words)
In a separate incident in Belfast, a 34-year-old man was charged with assaulting a police officer, criminal damage and disorderly behaviour after being arrested following a disturbance in Union Street during the early hours of Sunday. (38 words)
Attorneys for the business owners said Phoenix has allowed homeless people to set up permanent tent encampments on public sidewalks and decreased enforcement of loitering, drunken and disorderly conduct and drug use among other things. (35 words)
It was no mean feat to form a band, record an album, and get signed by a major record label during a pandemic – “a very strange, and disorderly time to be alive”. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Disorderly Conduct—1:32 a.m.—Main Street—Police arrested Sean Tonnesen on suspicion of drunken disorderly conduct.
As of May, charges against Waddell, including resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, remain pending, as does the internal investigation into Kaczynski.
A straphanger has been arrested for allegedly macing a “disorderly” man inside a Midtown subway station late Tuesday, police said.
At 4:28 p.m. officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Armstrong Street on a report of a disorderly subject.
Attorneys for the business owners said Phoenix has allowed homeless people to set up permanent tent encampments on public sidewalks and decreased enforcement of loitering, drunken and disorderly conduct and drug use among other things.
Biden’s withdrawal was not a withdrawal; it was a disorganized rout, a disorderly retreat.
Burbank resident Tyrone Marcel McClendon was picked up at the north garage and the time is 6:44 p.m. The charges are trespassing and disorderly conduct.
David J. Busse, 37, of Troy, and Elizabeth A. Miller, 26, of Troy, were charged with disorderly conduct.
Dealing with agitated, disorderly passengers is not uncommon, said the workers interviewed, nor is receiving threats from those under the influence of substances or who are otherwise impaired.
Disorderly conduct — 500 south block of El Camino Real, 8:01 p.m.
He has been charged with manslaughter, second-degree assault, affray, and disorderly conduct.
He was charged with theft by unlawful taking (firearm), second-degree disorderly conduct, third-degree criminal mischief and resisting arrest.
Holly R. Dotson, 31, of Piqua, was charged with disorderly conduct.
In a separate incident in Belfast, a 34-year-old man was charged with assaulting a police officer, criminal damage and disorderly behaviour after being arrested following a disturbance in Union Street during the early hours of Sunday.
It was no mean feat to form a band, record an album, and get signed by a major record label during a pandemic – “a very strange, and disorderly time to be alive”.
Meredith, aged 33, was charged with drunk and disorderly behaviour and resisting a constable in the execution of their duty.
Milne, along with several co-accused, committed a breach of the peace by conducting themselves in a disorderly manner and engage in a stand-up fight.
Officers responded to a report of disorderly conduct at Motel 6 on South Dorset Road.
Officers responded to a report of disorderly conduct Marathon on West Water Street.
Over the course of the concert, two people were arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly, and one on suspicion of possession with intent to supply.
Common combinations with disorderly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- disorderly conduct 128×
- and disorderly 40×
- of disorderly 26×
- for disorderly 22×
- with disorderly 13×
- disorderly behaviour 10×
- disorderly and 6×
- to disorderly 5×
- disorderly brexit 5×
- in disorderly 4×