How to Use clutter in a Sentence
- The garage was cluttered with tools.
- Try to avoid cluttering your desk with books and papers.
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It was cluttered with seaweed and sand along the frame.
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Leah Garchik,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 June 2018
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Yet the nitwits across the street, who clutter their lawn with Christmas blow-up dolls, have won the contest four years in a row.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
3 Dec. 2023
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The desk was cluttered with a large snack tray for purchase and a ’60s-era Life magazine.
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Kathryn B. Creedy,
latimes.com,
23 June 2019
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That can clutter their screens and hide the F-15 and surrounding aircraft.
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David Axe,
Forbes,
25 May 2021
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The art studio isn't spacious and is cluttered with art and supplies.
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Omar Abdel-Baqui,
Detroit Free Press,
11 Nov. 2019
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When to toss: Now Why toss it: Stacks of business cards can quickly pile up and clutter your desk space.
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Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Jan. 2023
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Loose wires tend to clutter up bags, counters, drawers, and desks.
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Popular Science,
25 Sep. 2019
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The firm says it's already taken steps to avoid cluttering up the region.
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Fox News,
22 Oct. 2019
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These gifts won’t clutter closets and won’t be on back order.
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Marni Jameson,
orlandosentinel.com,
26 Nov. 2021
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The idea isn't to clutter up the garden, but to use these as practical objects of beauty.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Country Living,
30 Nov. 2022
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When the floor’s cluttered it’s harder to make decisions.
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Adam Baum,
Cincinnati.com,
17 July 2019
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Get those steps in with a minimal treadmill that won’t clutter your space.
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Mark Stock,
Men's Health,
6 Dec. 2022
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The apps clutter his phone -- and even worse -- require an outstanding balance to use.
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Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2023
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It was built without the houses that lined earlier bridges and cluttered the views.
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Elaine Sciolino,
New York Times,
4 Nov. 2019
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At the end of the day, throw out all unnecessary items that clutter your vehicle.
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Washington Post,
6 Sep. 2019
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Remove branches that may be cluttering the center of the tree with too much growth.
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Tom MacCubbin,
orlandosentinel.com,
7 June 2019
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Does clutter on your desk or background noise affect you?
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The Enquirer,
2 July 2021
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The terrain is wild and dusty, with no people or shacks cluttering the panoramas.
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Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2024
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This is also a good time to get rid of any book samples cluttering up your library.
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Michael Ansaldo,
PCWorld,
20 Apr. 2020
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Jurors got a look inside of Jean's apartment: It was cluttered with dishes and food left out.
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NBC News,
25 Sep. 2019
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Yet nearly two years later, these things still clutter my feeds.
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Lauren Goode,
Wired,
6 Apr. 2021
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You're not cluttered with Bloatware and (what can be) a clunky user interface on top of Android.
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Jacob Krol,
CNN Underscored,
21 Oct. 2019
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Where existing maps had shown a smooth region, car-sized boulders cluttered a field of craters.
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Eva Botkin-Kowacki,
The Christian Science Monitor,
16 July 2019
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So how to get past this dilemma of having meaningless emails clutter your inbox and your life?
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Womensmedia,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2023
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One of the biggest design mistakes people make is cluttering their world with too many things.
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Sarah Yang,
House Beautiful,
18 Aug. 2023
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But if the package contains a Spider-Man costume for a Halloween party or a brochure for a sale, there is no need to clutter the house with it.
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Saugat Bolakhe,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Aug. 2023
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Closed drawers provide space to store items that tend to clutter the desktop, such as paper and pencils.
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Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2023
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Thirty-six people died in the building, which was cluttered and had no fire escapes or sprinklers.
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Otis R. Taylor Jr.,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 June 2018
- There's a lot of unnecessary clutter in the house.
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This is the kind of clutter that shouldn't stress you out.
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Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2023
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Also, there’s a very clear need to cut through the clutter.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2024
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That’s grief, too—just kind of clearing away the clutter.
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Alex Jhamb Burns,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2024
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Then, give some thought to where the clutter is coming from.
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Alesandra Dubin,
Woman's Day,
1 Feb. 2023
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Modern kitchens tend to be open, bright, and free of clutter.
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Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Dec. 2023
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The ceiling was falling in and there were piles of clutter throughout the house.
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Dallas News,
13 Oct. 2022
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The process can take hours, but when I’m done, there’s a huge weight lifted as all the clutter finds a new home.
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Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
22 Jan. 2024
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With three tiers, the steel rack can hold up to 12 pairs of shoes to keep your entryway clutter-free.
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Isabel Garcia,
Peoplemag,
12 Oct. 2022
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Free up some of that clutter by hanging a wall of clipboards.
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Nathalie Kirby,
House Beautiful,
21 Apr. 2023
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The visual clutter of fonts with wings and feet like Times New Roman can trip a reader up and get in the way.
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Jen Christensen,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2023
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These kids' toy storage ideas will help contain the clutter in your child's room and throughout the rest of your home.
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Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2023
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Along the way, pick up some tips on how to keep your storage spaces clutter-free, and how to give your garage back to your car!
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Heather Wilhelm,
National Review,
19 Jan. 2023
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Now, the lines of the new 3 Series have been pared down, with fewer layers and less visual clutter.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2024
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There is no place more susceptible to clutter than the kitchen.
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Rachel Silva,
ELLE Decor,
21 Apr. 2023
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Become a member Stripped to its studs, clutter cleaned away, the word can be seen the way it was meant from the first, the way the architects had outlined.
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Joseph Lezza,
Longreads,
30 Mar. 2023
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The piece looked old amongst the clutter of measuring cups, candles and other tchotchkes.
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Ben Finley,
Fortune,
19 Dec. 2023
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According to Berk, getting rid of clutter is all about living in the present.
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Abby Wilson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Sep. 2023
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Clean up clutter and keep your gadgets charges at the same time with this two-in-one wireless charger and catch-all tray.
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Lauren Hubbard,
Town & Country,
7 Oct. 2022
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Basements can bring their own set of challenges with clutter.
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Jennifer Rude Klett,
Journal Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2023
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Luckily, tons of beds out there come with nifty ways to hide your clutter from prying eyes.
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Jacqueline Saguin,
Good Housekeeping,
13 June 2023
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Or this sleek couch that doubles as a storage unit for avoiding any clutter.
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Andrea Navarro,
Glamour,
24 Aug. 2023
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Here's how to scan documents and text to your Apple devices Looking to clean up the clutter?
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Kim Komando,
USA TODAY,
22 June 2023
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Renting a tiny house is a great opportunity to get away from the noise and clutter of your own house.
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Medgina Saint-Elien,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
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This may appease your mom while giving you peace of mind for avoiding clutter.
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Sahaj Kaur Kohli,
Anchorage Daily News,
23 July 2023
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Controlling the clutter became even more of a struggle when Steve added a haunted house.
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Liz Vaccariello,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2023
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Little things can go a long way, so be sure to clear a path as soon as possible during snow and keep their path free of ice and clutter.
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Jenny Porter Tilley,
The Indianapolis Star,
12 Dec. 2022
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In other words, the amount of melanin content in the skin could be associated with more clutter.
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Kaitlyn Schwanemann,
CNN,
16 Oct. 2023
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This charging station can hold double the devices and avoid any clutter.
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Angela Belt,
House Beautiful,
20 Sep. 2022
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To spark some ideas, here are 56 minimalist bedrooms that are low on clutter and big on style.
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Kate McGregor,
ELLE Decor,
21 Dec. 2022
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