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Recent Examples of unshowy
But the showy structure overwhelms the unshowy story.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The bartenders move with precision, hands trained, movements unshowy, each action deliberate.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
With her short hair and unshowy clothing, Fan Chunli looks every bit the middle-aged woman from rural China.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
To be fair to les frères Dardennes, there is a reliable level of unshowy competence as well as an integrity to their insistence on embedding with unglamorous, recognizable people.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The bartenders move with precision, hands trained, movements unshowy, each action deliberate.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
With her short hair and unshowy clothing, Fan Chunli looks every bit the middle-aged woman from rural China.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
To be fair to les frères Dardennes, there is a reliable level of unshowy competence as well as an integrity to their insistence on embedding with unglamorous, recognizable people.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unshowy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshowy
Adjective
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The service is currently funded by ads — some from pharmaceutical and medical device companies — on its app and website, though many of the clinicians interviewed for this article remarked that the ads were either unobtrusive or nonexistent.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Maitre d' Julia and her team are knowledgeable, friendly, and unobtrusive.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Regions with high flickering often indicate underlying instability, even when their net change over a year appears unremarkable.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Weltman’s draft picks outside the lottery have been unremarkable as well.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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Always spot test in an inconspicuous area before tackling a larger surface, and avoid using detergent on delicate natural stone, hardwood, unfinished wood and glass.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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Once the flowers, which range from pale to vibrant yellow, are followed by dark green leaves, this shrub is rather inconspicuous for the rest of the year.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Placing a small, unnoticeable camera can be tricky and, for some nests, requires a helicopter.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2026
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The consequences of such an error, in the context of a computation where there is no cross-checking in place, can range from unnoticeable to catastrophic.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Is there a subtle way to say something?—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Many viewers interpreted the scene as a subtle reference to Sweeney's political beliefs after BuzzFeed reported in August that Sweeney was registered as a Republican in Florida.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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The former is quietly involving: unhurried, unemphatic, observant.—
Mark Feeney,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 Nov. 2021
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The beat is steady and usually unemphatic; the song circles through three chords again and again.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
6 July 2018
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“Unshowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshowy. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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