Examples of unflattering in a Sentence
She was wearing the most unflattering outfit.
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Hunter Biden subsequently entered a surprise guilty plea last September to federal tax charges, averting a trial that would have showcased potentially lurid evidence on top of the salacious and unflattering details about his personal life aired during his earlier trial in Delaware.
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Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The selection committee tends to take an unflattering view of teams that load up on cream puffs.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
One is unflattering of the lead; the other is a damning indictment of the director and his project.
—Giancarlo Sopo, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
The film’s press tour sparked a fierce online backlash against Lively, with clips and old interviews painting an unflattering picture of the actress.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The selection committee tends to take an unflattering view of teams that load up on cream puffs.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
One is unflattering of the lead; the other is a damning indictment of the director and his project.
—Giancarlo Sopo, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
The film’s press tour sparked a fierce online backlash against Lively, with clips and old interviews painting an unflattering picture of the actress.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unflattering. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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