undignified

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Recent Examples of undignified People have understood how undignified the dying process can be and are seeking to implement laws that have proved highly successful in other states and countries. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025 In her long, illustrious career, Mirren has never been so gloriously undignified. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 12 May 2025 But his 2024 campaign and this undignified exit will leave a sour taste that will be hard to chase. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025 Not to mention that his character receives an especially undignified exit. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undignified
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undignified
Adjective
  • The judge found that LaBella’s claims, taken as true, are not frivolous, and thus the motion was denied.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Indeed, Historian Robert O’Byrne explains that the British public did not always care about fashion, preferring traditional design staples in fabrics like tweed, and regarding designer clothing as frivolous.
    Time, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The accompanying video, directed by Charlotte Rutherford, fittingly harkens back to videos of the same era, as Puth embarks on a goofy adventure through a pre-digital world filled with charming claymation figurines and old-school stop motion effects.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Simpson has been sharp ever since that Week 1 loss at Florida State, which now looks even goofier.
    Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But the tone swings between sour and sweet, grounded and silly, and the jokes run more broadly wacky than precise or original.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In my eyes, much of the charm of a craft brewer is a willingness to be a little silly.
    Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The crash’s giddy prequel, dramatic unfolding, and shattering aftermath—the Great Depression—has long provided compelling material for writers.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • That has Plattner in a giddy mood.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Garrulous and unseemly noises always seem to break out whenever golf and New Yorkers are adjacent.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Some have said the situation is unseemly, others are happy for her, and a few, like podcast personality Crissle West, have taken aim at her character, work ethic, and parenting.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This violation falls under a broader category of improper passing rules, as a driver may not use the shoulder for passing.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Here are some signs to look for and how to fix improper watering to get your plant's health back on the right track.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The strip of hair running from between his chest muscles down into his rough-leather pants was both sexy and repellant, alluring and indecent.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Still, the Catholic Legion of Decency and other morality groups would criticize the scene as indecent.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025

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