Recent Examples on the WebHe was criticized for pettiness and apparent misrepresentations in his unflattering comments about some French writers and former political leaders.—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024 Other commentators have suggested that Middleton has been recovering from cosmetic surgery, with some jokingly suggesting a Brazilian buttock lift (BBL), or even that the Princess has gotten an unflattering haircut and is taking time to grow it out.—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 Birmingham’s staff planners defended the plan, including an unflattering review of the 136 trees slated for removal.—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2024 Recently, famous beauties like Salma Hayek, Andie MacDowell, and Jennifer Aniston, for example, have been outspoken about accepting their silver strands, helping to change the perception of gray hair as an unflattering sign of aging.—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Mar. 2024 Why not just plant an unflattering story in the tabloids?—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2024 Hungary’s stalling certainly put a spotlight, albeit a mostly unflattering one, on Mr. Orban and his country, which has only 10 million people and accounts for only 1 percent of the European Union’s economic output.—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024 It was illustrated with an unflattering cartoon of Disney’s board throwing spaghetti at a wall.—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024 The Vision Pro produced an unflattering portrait of me with no cheekbones and blurred ears.—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
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