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as in selfish
giving or sharing as little as possible
an uncharitable couple who wouldn't even donate food to needy families at Thanksgiving
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as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
an uncharitable attitude towards people who give in to alcohol or other temptations
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Recent Examples of uncharitable
An uncharitable explanation would be that the courts seem keen on derailing one of Biden’s signature promises in advance of the November election.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
Though that may sound uncharitable, the authors’ research shows that paying nominal fees can give beneficiaries a sense of ownership, boost their engagement, and empower them to demand results.
—Marco Bertini,
jean-Manuel Izaret,
richard Hutchinson, Harvard Business Review, 17 Feb. 2024
An uncharitable read may be that the show is simply trying to emulate the success of the 2023 Hulu series Moving.
—Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 12 June 2024
McAfee here challenges the uncharitable perception of geeks to highlight their openness, curiosity and ability to cooperate.
—Tom Loftus, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
Though that may sound uncharitable, the authors’ research shows that paying nominal fees can give beneficiaries a sense of ownership, boost their engagement, and empower them to demand results.
—Marco Bertini,
jean-Manuel Izaret,
richard Hutchinson, Harvard Business Review, 17 Feb. 2024
An uncharitable read may be that the show is simply trying to emulate the success of the 2023 Hulu series Moving.
—Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 12 June 2024
McAfee here challenges the uncharitable perception of geeks to highlight their openness, curiosity and ability to cooperate.
—Tom Loftus, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
See all Example Sentences for uncharitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncharitable
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Hill went rogue and selfish, again, by cryptically hinting a coach pulled him out of the game due to his left wrist injury.Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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But while his months of legal delaying actions enabled Trump to prevent the government from holding him legally responsible for his acts, Trump cannot escape moral responsibility for what may have been history’s singularly most selfish effort to flout the rules of American democracy.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
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The lawyer who normally practices in New York is gregarious, quick with a joke and always happy to talk to the media, but can be ruthless in cross-examination.Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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City are going through some stuff, Arsenal aren’t ruthless enough, Chelsea are wobbling, teams will figure out how to beat Nottingham Forest soon enough, Newcastle are the form team now but are an Alexander Isak injury away from trouble.Carl Anka, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Strategic owners may focus on growth, angels on early exits and VCs on IPOs, but these can align with careful planning.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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But be careful when scrolling, as the answers are at the end of the article.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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The community that had long been home to hundreds of entertainment industry workers was engulfed by a wildfire whipped into a merciless inferno by 80-mile an hour winds.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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Scarcity of food and clean water have become merciless tormentors, and the numbers tell a story that words cannot fully convey.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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But neither can anyone seriously accuse the United States of being ungenerous with its citizens’ lives and treasure or of having no ideals.Joshua Landis, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2016
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This is the problem with the show: These women are just concocting reasons why the people on the other side suck, and it’s become the most uncharitable, the most ungenerous thing on Bravo.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 July 2024
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How inflation is impacting America Are greedy companies to blame for grocery inflation?Juweek Adolphe, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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Scanty sentences for these greedy big shots do little to deter crooked behavior in the future.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Under Mike Ashley, the Premier League’s financial fair play (FFP) regulations — which permit losses of up to £105m over a rolling three-year period — were never an issue given his parsimonious nature.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 30 June 2024
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To articulate its outlines sufficiently is, almost by definition, to spill past time, to run counter to the withholding, parsimonious control that has characterized the Obamas all along.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024
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The show finds Homer desperate to scrape together enough money to pay for a fun family Christmas after his miserly boss, Mr. Burns, cancelled the holiday bonus and Marge had to empty the piggy bank to remove a tattoo that Bart had gotten at the mall.Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The book is a 92-page novel about Scrooge, a miserly man transformed into a better person after the ghost of Marley, his former partner, and three Spirits visit him on Christmas Eve and show him his past, present, and future.Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Uncharitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncharitable. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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