Examples of unlovely in a Sentence
Adjective
Sunday night is often spoiled by the unlovely thought of having to go back to school or work the next morning.
an unlovely but efficient little machine
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Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The tree house was situated in an unlovely strip of forest a few hundred yards wide, squeezed between a six-lane highway and a freight rail line, on the drab gray edge of Vancouver.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
One wonders what might signify the unlovely body in the story?
—Literary Hub, 3 Feb. 2026
Now the future is here, a hulking mass on an unlovely corner at the border of Hollywood and West Hollywood, surrounded by luxury apartments and empty lots.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The nonprofit was founded in 2008 in order to transform scaffolding, construction fencing, and other unlovely temporary urban spaces into canvases for public art.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The tree house was situated in an unlovely strip of forest a few hundred yards wide, squeezed between a six-lane highway and a freight rail line, on the drab gray edge of Vancouver.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
One wonders what might signify the unlovely body in the story?
—Literary Hub, 3 Feb. 2026
Now the future is here, a hulking mass on an unlovely corner at the border of Hollywood and West Hollywood, surrounded by luxury apartments and empty lots.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Unlovely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlovely. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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unlovely
adjective
un·love·ly
ˌən-ˈləv-lē 
ˈən-
: having no charm or appeal : disagreeable
an unlovely story about betrayal
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