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Recent Examples of unflattering
Women’s throats are sore, and their eyes are an unflattering shade of red.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
However, undesirable and unflattering information occasionally gets out and circulated, as was the case when a missile struck an Iranian elementary school.
—Andrea Hickerson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
These blooms are an African native called stinknet — an unflattering name for a showy flower — that have taken over Maricopa County and is knocking on the doors of others, such as Pima.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Hegseth is openly asking the new ownership to crack down on reporting that casts an unflattering light on the administration’s behavior.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unflattering
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
However, undesirable and unflattering information occasionally gets out and circulated, as was the case when a missile struck an Iranian elementary school.
—Andrea Hickerson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
These blooms are an African native called stinknet — an unflattering name for a showy flower — that have taken over Maricopa County and is knocking on the doors of others, such as Pima.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Hegseth is openly asking the new ownership to crack down on reporting that casts an unflattering light on the administration’s behavior.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unflattering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflattering
Adjective
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On a reported basis, LVMH sales declined 6% in the quarter, impacted by unfavorable exchange rates.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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In February, the Crown Point Plan Commission voted 4-3 to give an unfavorable recommendation for the zoning request.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Neither party admitted to liability and each agreed to refrain from making disparaging, negative or uncomplimentary statements about the other, the document said.—
Lorraine Mirabella,
Baltimore Sun,
29 July 2022
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Though the pollen gunk will pass, he's concerned by a contingent of Twitter trolls who've shared uncomplimentary reviews of his recent North American tour.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE.com,
21 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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The deft use of AI animation comes after Chinese President Xi Jinping has pushed for years to boost the country's abilities to spread its messages globally, gain a greater say on world affairs and counter Western narratives that Beijing often sees as biased or even derogatory about China.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Some incels use the term in a derogatory fashion, believing those who aspire to ascension are delusional.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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While Trump’s talk of a possible NATO pullout dates back years, the comments to The Telegraph newspaper in the U.K., published Wednesday, were among the clearest and most disparaging yet — suggesting that the fracture has deepened perhaps to a point of no return.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The irony is that Trump has been more disparaging and dismissive of the military than any other president.—
Joe Garofoli,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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When the news breaks of faraway civilian casualties — an erroneous air strike on a school that relied on outdated intelligence, for example — the mind takes refuge in abstractions and statistics.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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But those who in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries made erroneous predictions of imminent mass starvation erred by underestimating the world‑changing potential of grasses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The rollout, however, was quickly met with user complaints of inaccurate age estimations and workarounds found by users hoping to trick the system.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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Testing failure Another error highlighted in the report involved recording inaccurate test results in September 2024 for a liver that tested positive for a common infection that can be deadly for people with weakened immune systems, such as transplant patients.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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However, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said those claims were untrue and the route had been reopened.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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The suggestion that the University is singling out the Pride flag with this policy is untrue.—
Samantha Chaney,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There is less passion and vibrancy to the show, even at its most objectionable moments.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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In a letter obtained by CNBC, the league outlines examples of event contracts that could be easily manipulable by a single person, inherently objectionable, related to officiating and knowable in advance — and asks that operators refrain from offering such trades.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unflattering. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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