unsells

present tense third-person singular of unsell

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsells
Verb
  • The movement's website explicitly discourages participants from bringing weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Luckily, lots of matcha cups also come with a whisk holder, which discourages bacteria formation—like this handmade set that will easily fit in with your robust collection of Italian splatterware.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • My take on Don’t Think is that becoming overly cerebral, stuck exclusively in my head, inhibits flow.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Using comparative molecular biology with human cGAS – which actually inhibits DNA repair – the scientists found that the naked mole-rat's enzyme has four key changes that facilitate the important work that extends their lifespan and keeps them healthy and disease-free for a remarkably long time.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the velvety elegance of Paris, Jacques (Guillaume des Forêts, nearly a Timothée Chalamet look-alike), a floppy-haired painter, dissuades Marthe (Isabelle Weingarten) from jumping into the Seine when her fiancé abandons her.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Choose one that deters all but the most determined squirrels and place it away from your bulb bed.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • To be sure, more frequent exams can increase the chances of false positives—a stressful experience that sometimes deters future screenings.
    Jennie Durant, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Unsells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsells. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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