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Recent Examples of uncomfortably
Our audience voted for the donkeys to enter the circus, at least until they were deemed obsolete and sent to detention centers, which felt uncomfortably of the moment.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Most of the revelations in the files have not revealed journalistic sins, but have highlighted uncomfortably close relationships with New York media figures and a man who had been convicted of soliciting a minor.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The contradictions of his time, of his life, speaking uncomfortably at the lectern, writing imperfect manifestos, suffering personal losses, standing in the open doorway of the hut on Walden Pond, holding grief, listening for deeper currents, and striving to love more.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
This comparison sits uncomfortably with the man himself.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
These sheets aren’t uncomfortably rough like sandpaper.
—Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2026
San Diego’s Riot Productions presents Sarah Alida LeClair’s one-act play about two actors and ex-lovers who end up trapped together in an uncomfortably romantic callback audition that never ends.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Few things shake the confidence of a person like crawling to the top bunk of a quivering bed frame, your feet wrapping uncomfortably along the frail metal rungs of the ladder.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
The film certainly earns its MPA R rating with graphic violence that carries a rather nasty tone at times and can sit a little uncomfortably alongside the film’s comic and family drama elements.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Most of the revelations in the files have not revealed journalistic sins, but have highlighted uncomfortably close relationships with New York media figures and a man who had been convicted of soliciting a minor.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The contradictions of his time, of his life, speaking uncomfortably at the lectern, writing imperfect manifestos, suffering personal losses, standing in the open doorway of the hut on Walden Pond, holding grief, listening for deeper currents, and striving to love more.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
This comparison sits uncomfortably with the man himself.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
These sheets aren’t uncomfortably rough like sandpaper.
—Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2026
San Diego’s Riot Productions presents Sarah Alida LeClair’s one-act play about two actors and ex-lovers who end up trapped together in an uncomfortably romantic callback audition that never ends.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Few things shake the confidence of a person like crawling to the top bunk of a quivering bed frame, your feet wrapping uncomfortably along the frail metal rungs of the ladder.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
The film certainly earns its MPA R rating with graphic violence that carries a rather nasty tone at times and can sit a little uncomfortably alongside the film’s comic and family drama elements.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomfortably
Adverb
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The two tuxedo cats skittered uneasily away from her, afraid of what kind of chaos this toddling creature would bring into their lives.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
7 Feb. 2026
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The message resonated uneasily in Europe, where leaders have spent the past year struggling to navigate a more transactional and confrontational Washington.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Police are back outside Nancy and her daughter Annie's homes Tuesday, as the family anxiously awaits a return.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Families wait anxiously, hospitals back up, and staff are stretched to the breaking point.—
Andrew Hevesi,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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This show of sweetness fighting back against a sense of hopelessness builds an apprehensively brighter perspective than earlier work.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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And critically, this regrowth isn’t directed by the brain sending detailed instructions.—
Amy Eliza Wong,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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An argument inside a North Philadelphia bar after Super Bowl LX led to a shooting that left a 29-year-old man critically wounded, according to police.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Uncomfortably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomfortably. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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