Examples of unflattering in a Sentence

She was wearing the most unflattering outfit.

Recent Examples on the Web In the mid-19th century, Cincinnati was the world leader in pork packing, earning the unflattering nickname of Porkopolis. — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2021 It’s half nostalgia, half a defiant reclamation of the unflattering tropes. — Vincent Desmond, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2021 Rita is talking about Punkin’, Bear’s dad, and Elora is talking about Bear, so this moment again seems to bring them into an unflattering comparison. — Kali Simmons, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2021 Walmsley must decide whether the trial jury should be allowed to hear unflattering evidence of Arbery’s prior run-ins with law enforcement as well as racist text messages and social media posts made or shared by the men who chased and killed him. — Russ Bynum, chicagotribune.com, 11 May 2021 In the past, a typical story may have been a Perez Hilton–style image of someone picking their nose while walking down the street or an unflattering shot of someone mid-bite of a sandwich (hideous and career ending, of course). — Sam Taggart, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2021 Mandy Bujold’s plight has shined an even more unflattering light on the I.O.C.’s qualifying process. — New York Times, 9 Aug. 2021 North Korean operatives released a trove of damaging emails from Sony as the entertainment company planned to release a comedy with an unflattering portrayal of the country's leader. — Steve Andriole, Forbes, 6 July 2021 The Suffolk University/USA TODAY poll, on the surface, records unflattering perceptions of police, with just 9% of residents rating the police as excellent, 26% as good, 45% as fair and 16% as poor. — Dave Paleologos, USA TODAY, 16 June 2021

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