unwelcome
adjective
un·wel·come
ˌən-ˈwel-kəm 
: not wanted or welcome
unwelcome news
an unwelcome guest
Examples of unwelcome in a Sentence
the unwelcome news ruined what had been a fine day
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The scrutiny by the DeSantis administration on Miami-Dade spending comes at an unwelcome time for Levine Cava.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Starting in February, bars and liquor stores in Canada removed bourbon and other U.S.-made spirits and wines from their shelves to protest President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and his unwelcome suggestion that our northern neighbors become the 51st U.S. state.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
But a crumbling park does far more to make international visitors feel unwelcome than a surcharge ever could.
—Tate Watkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
Congressional Republicans, who had experienced an unwelcome taste of popular discontent at their own formerly placid town halls, were now under orders from party headquarters to avoid such encounters.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Starting in February, bars and liquor stores in Canada removed bourbon and other U.S.-made spirits and wines from their shelves to protest President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and his unwelcome suggestion that our northern neighbors become the 51st U.S. state.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
But a crumbling park does far more to make international visitors feel unwelcome than a surcharge ever could.
—Tate Watkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
Congressional Republicans, who had experienced an unwelcome taste of popular discontent at their own formerly placid town halls, were now under orders from party headquarters to avoid such encounters.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unwelcome
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“Unwelcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwelcome. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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