Examples of unflattering in a Sentence
She was wearing the most unflattering outfit.
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Robert Kuzovkov, known as Semyon Skrepetsky, gained attention for unflattering portraits of Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials and a recent video tossing a Russian flag into a Berlin trash can.
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Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
This applies to my fashion and beauty choices especially because there’s no way to hide an unflattering face of makeup.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 15 June 2026
As for the blurry and unflattering ones, those can go in the trash.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
On the other side, Lizzo’s fame, refracted through Lizzo’s sound, has become an unflattering reflection of liberal unseriousness in the face of such hostility.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 11 June 2026
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Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
This applies to my fashion and beauty choices especially because there’s no way to hide an unflattering face of makeup.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 15 June 2026
As for the blurry and unflattering ones, those can go in the trash.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
On the other side, Lizzo’s fame, refracted through Lizzo’s sound, has become an unflattering reflection of liberal unseriousness in the face of such hostility.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 11 June 2026
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“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unflattering. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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