How to Use neat in a Sentence

neat

adjective
  • Fold the paper to make a neat edge.
  • The store is always busy but they manage to keep the shelves stocked and neat.
  • He keeps his apartment neat and clean.
  • She's a neat person who has traveled a lot.
  • There is, unfortunately, no neat solution to the problem.
  • He's got a neat way of memorizing information.
  • Don’t risk killing your plants for a neat trim.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Here are a few neat things that have jumped out at me.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 8 June 2026
  • This keeps the fabric neat and tidy.
    — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The idea struck me as a little too neat.
    — Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Use them for stiff cocktails or neat pours.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Teenagers aren’t known for being neat.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • His hands, adorned with rings, lie at his sides on the neat white linens.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Initials, stitched small and neat in red or blue, kept the peace.
    — Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
  • This one is a bit more sparse than the Pleiades, but still neat to see.
    — Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2023
  • There are neat little flicks, slalom runs, full-body feints, through balls.
    — New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • So a really neat place to spend some time.
    — AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
  • That’s what is so neat about a tournament like this.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • If your bedtime routine isn't so nice and neat, so what?
    — Devonne Goode, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The street is free of trash, the houses are neat and maintained.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • But to be able to break it, be a part of that, is really neat.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • Garlic cloves now come in neat packages.
    — Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
  • One is the charming pueblo in foothills lined with neat rows of agave cactus.
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The boards weren’t measured and cut to fit at nice, neat right angles.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2024
  • For those who like to have a neat crease in their pants, a crease tool might be in order.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2024
  • That’s the best one, man, and his neat hairdo, looking stylish.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Side-by-side flatware looks neat and takes up less space in a drawer.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
  • There's also a neat red light on the back that comes on when the phone is too dead to use.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
  • So no more do-overs or messy entry points, making for easy joins and neat work.
    — New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Culture doesn’t live in neat summaries.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

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