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Recent Examples of uninviting
New in town after his emotionally stunted mother (Mia Wasikowska) chose to move them there, Naim is still making sense of this uninviting place.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Some customers decried the logo change as uninviting.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
The uninviting labyrinth sprawlsthe east/west quadrangle from Girard to Fay.
—Leslie Simon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
When Earth feels cold and uninviting, we’re impelled to reach toward a higher, healing perspective, for us and all, as this poem shares.
—Béatrice Labarthe, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Feb. 2025
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Some customers decried the logo change as uninviting.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
The uninviting labyrinth sprawlsthe east/west quadrangle from Girard to Fay.
—Leslie Simon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
When Earth feels cold and uninviting, we’re impelled to reach toward a higher, healing perspective, for us and all, as this poem shares.
—Béatrice Labarthe, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for uninviting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninviting
Adjective
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The response from me is very unpleasant, and then my husband gets all uncomfortable.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Finally, a carbon filter is used to eliminate odors such as ammonia, cigarette smoke, hydrogen sulfide, and other pollutants that emit unpleasant smells.—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The home as/under threat is a familiar trope, as is the woman villain, but Smart House represents much more than fears of accidental enclosure in an inhospitable space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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With only a few exceptions, humans live primarily in temperate regions, but an eclectic array of other creatures thrive in the inhospitable.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Uninviting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninviting. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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