33 examples of shipshape in sentences

The deck looked as though it had been holystoned every morning by a crew of jackies; the stays were whipped and tarred, the mast new-slushed, and every foot of running gear coiled down shipshape and Bristol fashion.

"But you look shipshape.

And you?" "Everything shipshape.

Satisfied as to this, my glance shifted to our own decks, feeling a seaman's admiration for the cleanliness of the little vessel, and the shipshape condition of everything aboard.

No evidence of life appeared on board, although everything looked shipshape alow and aloft, and a rather extensive wash flapped in the wind forward, bespeaking a generous crew.

Watkins and I will take it watch and watch, but there is enough right now for all hands to turn to and make the craft shipshape.

It was unexpressibly dirty, yet otherwise shipshape enough, ropes coiled and the forward hatch tightly closed.

" It was not difficult finding plenty for the lads to do, making the neglected schooner shipshape, and adjusting the spread of canvas aloft to the new course I decided upon.

He marked the shipshape air of the cavern, the parcels which were to-night's supper and to-morrow's three poor little meals, each set carefully apart from the others on the rock shelf.

So shortly afterwards the second tent again arose, and things began to look shipshape around the camp.

When everything was shipshape, I'd hand over the crownthis crown I'm wearing nowto Queen Victoria on my knees, and she'd say: "Rise up, Sir Daniel Dravot."

You'll find everything shipshape and proper.

So I thought I'd better give it a coating so as to look shipshape when the Marylebone come down.

Adj. orderly, regular; in order, in trim, in apple-pie order, in its proper place; neat, tidy, en regle [Fr.], well regulated, correct, methodical, uniform, symmetrical, shipshape, businesslike, systematic; unconfused &c (confuse) &c 61; arranged &c 60.

typical, normal, nominal, formal; canonical, orthodox, sound, strict, rigid, positive, uncompromising, Procrustean. secundum artem [Lat.], shipshape, technical.

'Frisco Kid went for'ard to help, and together they lowered the mainsail, furled it in shipshape manner and made all fast with the gaskets, and put the crutches under the main-boom.

Afterward 'Frisco Kid relieved Pete, and while he was eating Joe washed up the dishes and put the cabin shipshape.

Everything was shipshape and ready for a new start, and we climbed in.

"House's all shipshape.

Next day, bustling about with making all things shipshape, we could scarcely realize that we were actually getting under way again.

Now we had better set about matters in a shipshape and orderly fashion.

We're gradually getting shipshape, though.

I'll put 'em shipshape for you.

" No time was lost in getting the debris of the cabin outside, and by the time darkness had fallen a mass of balsam boughs had been spread upon the log floor just inside the door, blankets were out, packs and supplies stowed away in one corner, and everything "comfortable and shipshape," as Rod expressed it.

"Take a look around and see that everything's shipshape.

33 examples of  shipshape  in sentences