Examples of unflattering in a Sentence
She was wearing the most unflattering outfit.
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But after the first of these briefings, the Pentagon abruptly banned photographers from attending, reportedly because Hegseth’s staff found some of their images of him to be unflattering.
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Kathy Kiely, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
These blooms are an African native called stinknet — an unflattering name for a showy flower — that have taken over Maricopa County and is knocking on the doors of others, such as Pima.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Hegseth is openly asking the new ownership to crack down on reporting that casts an unflattering light on the administration’s behavior.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The thousands of hours of tapes made public over the years — they are now controlled by the National Archives — provide a unique, if often unflattering, view of Nixon.
—Douglass K. Daniel, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Kathy Kiely, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
These blooms are an African native called stinknet — an unflattering name for a showy flower — that have taken over Maricopa County and is knocking on the doors of others, such as Pima.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Hegseth is openly asking the new ownership to crack down on reporting that casts an unflattering light on the administration’s behavior.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The thousands of hours of tapes made public over the years — they are now controlled by the National Archives — provide a unique, if often unflattering, view of Nixon.
—Douglass K. Daniel, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unflattering. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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