How to Use unceremonious in a Sentence
unceremonious
adjective- His unceremonious dismissal by the new boss surprised everybody.
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The girl screamed, Bevilacqua sprayed, and her run in the game came to an unceremonious end.
— Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2018 -
Late-night shows went dark, the broadcast networks’ fall season fell through, and the Peak TV era came to an unceremonious end.
— Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023 -
Moy’s career at the NYPD came to an unceremonious end in 2021.
— Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 25 Dec. 2022 -
The transfer of his remains back to his home in the Aleutians was delayed and unceremonious.
— Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2022 -
The 31-year-old winger’s quick shot from the slot was an unceremonious bookend to a miserable night on Causeway Street for the Bruins.
— Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2023 -
As of now, the bill looks like it’s headed for an unceremonious end, raising the prospect of a similar fate for a fast-food labor bill.
— Alex Park, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2022 -
Then, her reign came to an unceremonious end over an affair with a married man.
— Kurt Soller Anu Kumar, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024 -
Whatever the case, most of the Browns players hope the best for him, and have no hard feeling about his unceremonious departure.
— cleveland, 9 Nov. 2021 -
Two of the series' most important characters are killed in unceremonious fashion at the height of the sixth episode.
— Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2017 -
At the bar, all of the Paradisians celebrate Chris and Alana's unceremonious exit — all but one, that is.
— Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2021 -
Friends huddle around just in time for some thing to make a decidedly unceremonious exit out of the man’s chest.
— Justin Criado, The Know, 24 Mar. 2017 -
But by Friday night, a journey few expected had reached an abrupt, unceremonious end, right on the doorstep of a dream season in a 47-24 defeat to Utah.
— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022 -
Despite a somewhat unceremonious end to his tenure, Aldridge mostly lived up to billing in six seasons with the Spurs.
— Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Mar. 2021 -
And know, in the back of your mind, that anything but this level of success will likely be met with an unceremonious departure.
— Jon Tayler, SI.com, 20 Oct. 2017 -
There was only seven minutes and eight second of overtime and the heartbreak of a golden goal to bring the season to an unceremonious end.
— Jeremy Price, The Indianapolis Star, 18 May 2021 -
The actress played the BFF whose unceremonious dumping inspired Andie to pitch the titular article in what was one of her very first roles.
— Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2023 -
Ten months later, the ripple effects of Cody Bellinger’s unceremonious split from the Dodgers continue to make waves.
— Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023 -
Last season's unceremonious end came in mid-March, cutting the season short by six weeks.
— Curtis Tate, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2020 -
Not every quarterback will end up with a seat, and Rivers, 38 years old, may be out of luck after the Chargers bid him an unceremonious goodbye this past week.
— Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2020 -
Without votes even being cast, Probst sent Bhanu home, an unceremonious move that left a bad taste in some viewers’ mouths.
— Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024 -
And the response from the one side of the assembled was equally unceremonious, with boos, catcalls and confrontations.
— Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024 -
The season's unceremonious finale taught Macias valuable life lessons on and off the field.
— Dana Scott, azcentral, 13 May 2020 -
So, what next? Coming off an unceremonious split and left to find a new team with little time to acclimate before the season, Thomas, 31, might have to settle for a one-year pact.
— Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2020 -
That left a mass killing event as the most likely explanation for the group’s demise and hasty, unceremonious interment.
— Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022 -
Even with some of the products on the list being 14 years old or more, users were understandably unhappy to find out about their gear’s unceremonious end.
— Popular Science, 24 Jan. 2020 -
After an unceremonious end in Denver, Marshall shouldn’t have to wait long to see his former team.
— Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 29 July 2019 -
The turn of events marked an unceremonious exit for the secretary of state who was once the chief executive of ExxonMobil.
— Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2018 -
Nemesis bombed at the box office, resulting in an unceremonious end to the TNG franchise.
— Ryan Parker, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023 -
Two days after his unceremonious exit from Jacksonville, the 49ers snatched the former Fighting Irish star on waivers.
— Roy Lang Iii, Indianapolis Star, 30 Jan. 2020
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