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Recent Examples of unfancy
The kitchen—small, unfancy, pleasant—has a window with a sight line to the Duomo: by conventional measures the best view in the apartment, but somehow, in this setting, a private decadence.
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Nathan Heller, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2022
The writing was elegant but direct, decidedly unfancy, and always infused by Gurza’s encyclopedic knowledge of music and passion for social justice, community and family.
—Richard Marosi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
John McDermott’s set, whose centerpiece is a large papier-mâché sheep, mostly looks like it was put together from objects found in an alley, while Charlotte Palmer-Lane’s costumes are correct but unfancy.
—Terry Teachout, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021
Wisely, the Thursday program was a fairly unfancy preview of what will be played on tour, Grimaud in the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 and music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the Schumann Symphony No. 4.
—David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 11 May 2018
Nathan Heller, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2022
The writing was elegant but direct, decidedly unfancy, and always infused by Gurza’s encyclopedic knowledge of music and passion for social justice, community and family.
—Richard Marosi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
John McDermott’s set, whose centerpiece is a large papier-mâché sheep, mostly looks like it was put together from objects found in an alley, while Charlotte Palmer-Lane’s costumes are correct but unfancy.
—Terry Teachout, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021
Wisely, the Thursday program was a fairly unfancy preview of what will be played on tour, Grimaud in the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 and music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the Schumann Symphony No. 4.
—David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 11 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfancy
Adjective
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The film is both masterfully unadorned and wholly original, steering forward confidently under Khandari’s guidance.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2024
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What to Consider The exterior is completely unadorned, which may be a pro for some and a con for others.Jessica Macdonald, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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These fragments were homogeneous and largely from undecorated storage containers.Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
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But on Friday, the Old City remained quiet and undecorated, the mood dampened by the ongoing tragedy in Gaza.Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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That's a sandwich of plain white bread with beef sausage and ketchup.Claire Reilly, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Her costumes aren’t particularly notable, consisting mostly of plain suits and overcoats in a story where the flashy outfits go to characters like the Joker.Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Both measures required a simple majority for passage.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Not toward Settembrini’s international republic of letters, and not back toward his simple bourgeois life down in the flatlands.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Unfancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfancy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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