How to Use unflinching in a Sentence

unflinching

adjective
  • And some of these lyrics are pretty unflinching and raw.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2022
  • This is the time to look stunned at the frailty of life and the unflinching grab of death, even when the subjects are so young and strong and blessed and, well, unlikely.
    Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2020
  • The aim was to present an image of unflinching force, almost staring down the lens.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • One factor that made Monstress one of the best comics of the decade was its unflinching look at the consequences of war.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2020
  • The book provides an unflinching account of the lives and deaths of troops fighting on the front lines — the same front lines where politicians put them.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 21 Dec. 2018
  • And the crimes involved an unflinching killer bent on finishing the job.
    Rick Montgomery, kansascity, 14 Sep. 2017
  • The book looks directly, unflinching, at the blood draw, the placement of the central line, the sheer horror of being that close to death.
    Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Still, Stanko said, like nearly all of the soldiers she’s met over the past year, he was bound by an unflinching sense of duty.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The kid has it — the cool swagger, a unique vocal registry, the attitude, and his unflinching lyrics.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2023
  • With no phones in hand, all anyone could do was eye each other with an unflinching up-down.
    Raisa Bruner, Time, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Consider the film’s most unflinching scene, when Mamie, in spite of the harm that could befall her, decides to take the witness stand.
    Robert Daniels, Time, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The film is violent and unflinching at times but there’s also a level of hope there as well.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2020
  • On Sunday night, the Duchess of Sussex was unabashed and unflinching.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Clad in a liquid-black rain slicker and creamy white scarf, the founder of an iconic Paris bookstore has a sharp, unflinching gaze.
    Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
  • An unflinching portrait of the artist, or one version of her, as a middle-aged woman.
    Time, 30 Nov. 2022
  • But most of the show shares Goya’s grim realism, with unflinching evocations of war, death, and pain.
    The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Such unflinching honesty is a hallmark of this brave book.
    Claudia Rowe, The Seattle Times, 19 June 2017
  • And don’t take it away — try to keep it there as long as possible, to be as unflinching as possible.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The project is an unflinching dose of electronic music made for big speakers and sweaty mosh pits.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Her sense of humor is intact as is her wry, unflinching approach to life.
    Lori Riley, courant.com, 17 Oct. 2020
  • That's what made their unflinching response to Manchin so striking.
    John Harwood, CNN, 7 Nov. 2021
  • An opera about Ms Madikizela-Mandela’s life, staged in 2011, told her story with unflinching truth and pathos.
    The Economist, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Portis, unflinching, keeps his eyes trained on the dominoes scattered across the kitchen island.
    Brian Burnsed, SI.com, 28 June 2017
  • At one end of the court inside Gilbert High’s gym Thursday night, Perry’s players walked, steady and unflinching, towards the bench.
    The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Each unflinching gaze vies for attention, dragging you across the room for a closer look.
    Jane Wooldridge, miamiherald, 29 Mar. 2018
  • There’s never been a movie quite like it: an unflinching tour through the darkest recesses of a brilliant artist’s mind.
    Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
  • Years later, these tumultuous facets of the singer’s life have become the focal point for the 27 year old’s unflinching alt-pop boppers.
    Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 28 Mar. 2022
  • This documentary provides an unflinching look at the mental health journey of the singer and actress over the course of six years.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The result is an unflinching piece of art that demands your attention, shining a spotlight on the Western world’s convenient moral blind spots.
    Sara Ibrahim, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
  • But an unflinching opposition to any kind of engagement isn’t a strategy.
    Zach Vertin, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2017

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