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Recent Examples of unembellished The language is spare for Mishima; the narrative is relatively unembellished, almost journalistic. Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024 His women and men came out like automatons on his runways and moved like bullets, which was a whole new way of presenting unembellished clothes. Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024 Nicholson’s unembellished beauty, as ripe for discovery as a remote landscape, permeates the film as much as Ziegler’s changeling aura. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024 Rooted in an unembellished documentary aesthetic, the fictional framework of Covi’s screenplay and the nimble camerawork by Frimmel capture Gemma’s chic Trastevere day-to-day as well as the family’s working-class realities — hustles both, in different ways. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for unembellished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unembellished
Adjective
  • Even something as simple as hanging your own art on the walls or sharing a project online will work.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 May 2025
  • Murder victim's family has been 'counting down the minutes' until South Carolina execution Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.
    James Powel, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • Industry experts say some of the reasons are plain to see: Reports of detentions and deportations, including the weekslong lockup of European tourists, have sowed fears of bad experiences at the border.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Amazon also has this plain pair without any blooms, although it’s still made with embroidery.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Editors’ Picks The writing is often straightforward and unadorned but there are evocative touches on every page and many comic moments.
    Joseph Berger, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
  • In these factual sections, Tuck’s voice is sober and unadorned, befitting the overwhelming horror of the subject matter.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The eggs appear like tiny bits of dirt to the naked eye and are about half a millimeter in size.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The moon and Venus will be fairly easy to see with the naked eye, but the dimness of Saturn may post a challenge for some.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This form of unvarnished honesty can be incredibly refreshing in an environment where jargon and double-speak run rampant.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Though Jobs shut down the idea of an America iPhone flat out with Obama, Cook hasn’t taken the same unvarnished approach.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Unembellished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unembellished. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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