How to Use un-American in a Sentence

un-American

adjective
  • There is nothing more un-American than that.
    Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The whole process is downright un-American.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
  • The time to unite against these dangerous, un-American tactics is now.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Oct. 2024
  • In fact, this halftime show pushes back on the idea that speaking Spanish is un-American.
    Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
  • His abusive bullying of those on his lengthy enemies list is un-American.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • That's not legal, that's not American, that is un-American.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • How un-American can Sam Altman be if Disney loves him?
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Either way, funding hydrogen in red states and not blue ones would be vindictive and un-American.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Those who helped him make America un-American must answer for themselves.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2026
  • His actions are dangerous and un-American.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Kelly called it outrageous and un-American.
    Quil Lawrence, NPR, 5 Jan. 2026
  • In the report a majority of students don’t feel their college was un-American.
    Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • When it was first published, it was considered un-American, and a lot of people really wanted to ban it.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 May 2025
  • So, there is nothing more un-American than having our personal freedoms taken away.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Add the freshness level was clearly un-American with its absence of preservatives.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • That certainly seems un-American.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • These are un-American attempts to restrict the kinds of stories and jokes that may be told, to silence criticism and dissent.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Trying to suppress and denigrate someone who doesn’t share your views is abhorrent and un-American .
    Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
  • Republican leaders have called some of their messages hateful and un-American.
    ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But convincing people to get out of them—even just for a stroll to the corner store—is viewed as dangerous, foolhardy, and maybe even un-American.
    Max Holleran, The New Republic, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Speakers called it un-American, described it as voter suppression and accused the county of choosing who gets to vote.
    Rachel Royster. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026
  • It was deemed un-American back then to depict a ruler on a coin, so pennies featured Lady Liberty.
    Faith Salie, CBS News, 1 June 2025
  • Quotas, speech codes and identity politics now mocked as woke and un-American, often defied common sense.
    Maurice O'Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The other 69 called it un-American, voter suppression and an attempt to select who could have a voice in elections.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Look, there's almost no idea more un-American than the idea that any one person could choose which votes to count for president of the United States.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The best solution to this outrageously un-American problem is for Congress to act.
    Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
  • To tax billionaires on money that has already been taxed is un-American, an overreach of government and an incentive for those wealthy to move out-of-state.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • His disrespect for these American heroes is shameful and un-American.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Anything less is undemocratic and simply un-American.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • This is why Trump’s attacks, though deeply un-American, have nevertheless found an eager audience.
    Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

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