Examples of unflattering in a Sentence
She was wearing the most unflattering outfit.
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Leave it to Ken Burns, America's favorite history teacher, to bring our origin story into such stark, and often unflattering, relief on the eve of our 250th birthday.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
But for him and his current program, that bowl matchup would be unflattering for a few reasons.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Nov. 2025
The statement was paired with an unflattering picture of a younger Ri, who is caught making a derpy expression from a low angle.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2025
Critics, meanwhile, note that articles about Musk and his companies are longer than their Wikipedia counterparts yet omit unflattering details.
—Harry Booth, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
But for him and his current program, that bowl matchup would be unflattering for a few reasons.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Nov. 2025
The statement was paired with an unflattering picture of a younger Ri, who is caught making a derpy expression from a low angle.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2025
Critics, meanwhile, note that articles about Musk and his companies are longer than their Wikipedia counterparts yet omit unflattering details.
—Harry Booth, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unflattering. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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