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Recent Examples of unglamorous
As if staying in an airport hotel wasn't unglamorous enough, contestants also have to do their own hair and makeup.
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Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
But first, a painstaking historic renovation presented some unglamorous concerns.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
The point del Toro is making is there’s a lot of hard, unglamorous work that goes into bringing movies to life — from hiring the right actors to making decisions on the fly when budgets are tight and time is running short.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
As hyperscalers rushed to build out data centers, shortages emerged, and the unglamorous parts of the AI stack suddenly mattered again.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
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Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
But first, a painstaking historic renovation presented some unglamorous concerns.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
The point del Toro is making is there’s a lot of hard, unglamorous work that goes into bringing movies to life — from hiring the right actors to making decisions on the fly when budgets are tight and time is running short.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
As hyperscalers rushed to build out data centers, shortages emerged, and the unglamorous parts of the AI stack suddenly mattered again.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unglamorous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unglamorous
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Using these unromantic, 50,000-ton auxiliaries to test the new battleship hull-form, mechanical systems or electrical innovations makes sense.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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The most unromantic, perfect proposal.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
4 Dec. 2025
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Even on a dusty tarmac with the car riding on decidedly unexotic Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tires (the same rubber that was used to set its official 0–60 and quarter-mile times), the Nevera leapt off the line without a hint of wheelspin.—
Bradley Iger,
Ars Technica,
17 Aug. 2022
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Benefit’s popular cherry-red Benetint started life in 1976 as a nipple stain made for exotic dancers out of rose petals and carmine and later commercialized for the unexotic rest of us.—
Linda Wells,
Town & Country,
16 Apr. 2021
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“Unglamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unglamorous. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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