How to Use unkept in a Sentence

unkept

adjective
  • Many slaves were forced to fight on both sides with the unkept promise of freedom.
    — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Nothing is untucked, unkept or out of place.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
  • But there’s only one thing worse than promises unkept – that’s promises kept.
    — Dannye Romine Powell, charlotteobserver, 7 May 2017
  • The wilderness looks unkept and threatening, but seethes with life.
    — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The flies are attracted to rotting, unkept wounds.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 June 2026
  • An artist with similarly unkept brown curls in his adulthood!
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
  • This is also true of those natural gardeners that like tall grass and unkept brush.
    — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 May 2026
  • Since then, homes on the block have been largely unkept or uninhabited.
    — Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Not to mention the mounting frustration of leaders from the global south over unkept promises of aid.
    — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Watching the Taliban’s swift takeover has left him consumed with remorse over promises unkept in the country.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2021
  • The animals were malnourished, filthy and unkept, the sheriff's office said.
    — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2022
  • But unkept promises and scandal have blunted the telegenic Liberal leader’s prospects.
    — Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Investors started to lose patience with Tesla this week after another unkept promise.
    — Charley Grant, WSJ, 5 July 2017
  • For many, the promises of airline reservations made but unkept, cost them thousands and upended Christmas travel plans.
    — Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2019
  • The brands are angry and frustrated at Saks for not only the lack of communication, but also the unkept promises.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Alleys, including the one where the Saturday display was held, often are neglected, unkept and dirty.
    — Gary Warth, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Feb. 2018
  • But the burst of government assistance, followed by the next steps of a robust agenda proposed by Biden, carries the risk of promises unkept.
    — Jeff Zeleny, CNN, 28 Apr. 2021
  • In March, a troop of engineers gathered in an unkept green field in rural Nottinghamshire, England.
    — Wired, 6 July 2022
  • For years, nearby residents came to this isolated corner of the lakefront to take walks and find comfort in the solitude and often unkept beach and weedy woodland behind it.
    — Michael McColly, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Instead, a pandemic had pushed an already crumbling economy to a breaking point, and pushed Zimbabweans fed up with its unkept promises into a new wave of protests.
    — Tendai Marima, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2020
  • On Vogue’s September cover, Queen B has traded a traditional garland for a crown of wild, unkept blooms.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2018
  • Coach’s Brooklyn 34 Leather Shoulder Bag is large and slightly slouchy without getting anywhere near unkept.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Mayor Ryan Warner said even beyond Main Street, there are unkept rental properties about which residents have complained.
    — Kristen Griffith, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 7 Nov. 2021
  • In the rare instances when curly hair is showcased in the Korean media, women are often displayed as being unprofessional, unkept, or in the middle of a life crisis.
    — Jada Jackson, Allure, 16 Nov. 2022
  • And gone, too, are the days of driving by the derelict amusement park at 6767 Southwest Freeway and drumming up memories through the spray paint and unkept greenery.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 3 Aug. 2021
  • The coverage provides protection to investors against losses suffered on account of unkept ESG promises.
    — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The cherry-red Dutch Oven is topped with a brass lightning-bolt knob inspired by Harry's scar, and is embossed with the young wizard's recognizable unkept hair and round eyeglasses.
    — Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Consumers, employees, investors, and regulators, already skeptical of unkept promises are watching closely.
    — Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The transfer called fresh attention to the Biden administration's unkept campaign promise to eliminate the vast network of private jails that researchers say detain most immigrants facing deportation.
    — Arkansas Online, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Such as dilapidated neighborhoods, toxic air, unkept public parks, failing infrastructure, unreliable public transportation and low wages.
    — Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026

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