unrepresentative

Examples Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unrepresentative The decision about who makes the November ballot is made by a small and unrepresentative group. Steve Chessin, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024 Detractors argued that the process that years ago produced the design by Robert Lenz was flawed and unrepresentative of Milwaukee's majority-minority population. Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2024 The tool provided data that sometimes revealed embarrassing trends on Facebook, and Meta argued its reports were unrepresentative of the platform’s real dynamics. Adi Robertson, The Verge, 4 Sep. 2024 The district said that the civil grand jury’s 80 interviews were unrepresentative of the district’s community, limited in scope and heavily concentrated on two of the district’s 41 schools. Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for unrepresentative 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrepresentative
Adjective
  • Her material consists of tales of her bizarre upbringing, highly unconventional family, and filterless confessions of her time on this filthy planet.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Red One seemed like a bizarre experiment, some sort of action film-adjacent Santa Claus movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans that almost seemed to be a sort of parody of itself.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of OBEX to bring her home.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • At the time, federal law gave the Bureau a strange grab bag of investigative duties, ranging from interstate prostitution to antitrust violations.
    Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Begin in quaint Passau, the ‘City of Three Rivers’ where the holiday fair is hosted in the middle of the old town with a 17th-century cathedral as its backdrop.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The quaint Danish village of Solvang is next door, and the local sky is occasionally lit up with rocket launches; Lompoc and Vandenberg Space Force Base are a few miles to the west.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Resilience and defending normal operations, while surgically disrupting anomalous malicious behavior, is critical.
    Marcus Fowler, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • On the surface, Southampton and Crystal Palace might appear anomalous in this respect, but their homegrown players are some of their most experienced.
    Elias Burke, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Overall, healthcare providers consider vaginal bleeding, even if only spotting, after menopause to be an abnormal symptom.
    Jess Sims, Health, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Increasing screening rates, expanding healthcare access, and ensuring follow-up care after abnormal mammograms could make a difference.
    Liz Neporent, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Previous seasons had mostly paled in comparison with the quirky original.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • More than just a quirky recap of listening habits, Wrapped offers surprising insights into identity patterns, culture, and the growing role of technology in shaping self-perception.
    Diana Spehar, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Also remarkable is the huge number of musicians who have passed through the bands ranks.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The film stars Poitier, Bill Cosby and Harry Belafonte and has a remarkable supporting cast including Calvin Lockhart, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Paula Kelly, Roscoe Lee Browne, Don Marshall, Rosalind Cash, Paul Harris and Harold Nicholas.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The meaningful gatherings began as a way to maintain the spirited rivalry of the two programs while bringing together either side in the hours before kickoff, an atypical ritual that partly defined the Manion’s upbringing.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Armstrong made an immediate splash when the Gators recorded 9 sacks and outperformed the offense with an atypical approach to the 2023 Orange and Blue game, won 10-7 by the Orange squad.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024

Thesaurus Entries Near unrepresentative

Cite this Entry

“Unrepresentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrepresentative. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!