unwelcome
adjective
un·wel·come
ˌən-ˈwel-kəm 
: not wanted or welcome
unwelcome news
an unwelcome guest
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Examples of unwelcome in a Sentence
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As Data iSight spread, patients, doctors and medical facilities began receiving unwelcome surprises.
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Chris Hamby, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Things that cannot be ignored in any three-wheeled conveyance are potholes, since straddling these requires careful aim to avoid an unwelcome clunk.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
The unwelcome water fixture is the latest, most extreme manifestation of a yearslong drainage problem on their property in west Fort Worth, the couple say.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
The news release didn’t detail the violations but instead offered a wide range of conduct covered by the provisions — including demeaning language, unwelcome touching and potentially injurious horseplay.
—Dan Morse, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
One unwelcome marker of Crutchfield’s new success: there have been a couple of conspicuous lingerers around her and Morby’s old house.
—Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2024
But the engineer overseeing the county’s water expansion, Trent Thompson, suggested a private utility would be an unwelcome competitor as the county seeks customers to help repay $120 million in loans used to fund the project.
—Russ Bynum, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
But minorities had felt unwelcome in country music for decades — only a handful of Black artists, like Charley Pride and Darius Rucker, have reached the highest levels of success in the genre, and women have historically been denied the opportunities of their white male counterparts.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
After six months of encouraging inflation reports, 2024 has brought unwelcome surprises.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Chris Hamby, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Things that cannot be ignored in any three-wheeled conveyance are potholes, since straddling these requires careful aim to avoid an unwelcome clunk.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
The unwelcome water fixture is the latest, most extreme manifestation of a yearslong drainage problem on their property in west Fort Worth, the couple say.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
The news release didn’t detail the violations but instead offered a wide range of conduct covered by the provisions — including demeaning language, unwelcome touching and potentially injurious horseplay.
—Dan Morse, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
One unwelcome marker of Crutchfield’s new success: there have been a couple of conspicuous lingerers around her and Morby’s old house.
—Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2024
But the engineer overseeing the county’s water expansion, Trent Thompson, suggested a private utility would be an unwelcome competitor as the county seeks customers to help repay $120 million in loans used to fund the project.
—Russ Bynum, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
But minorities had felt unwelcome in country music for decades — only a handful of Black artists, like Charley Pride and Darius Rucker, have reached the highest levels of success in the genre, and women have historically been denied the opportunities of their white male counterparts.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
After six months of encouraging inflation reports, 2024 has brought unwelcome surprises.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Unwelcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwelcome. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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