unromantic

Example 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 unromantic There are some unromantic reasons why fall can smell so intoxicating. Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 8 Oct. 2024 Camille Peri’s engrossing A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson recounts in some detail the very unromantic odyssey that led Fanny to her meeting with Louis. Phyllis Rose, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024 Unforgiven recasts the genre as a pitiless, almost pathologically unromantic realm populated by twits hoping to make their name and aged gunslingers who have to make peace with their bad pasts. Will Leitch, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024 These compounds, with unromantic names like (E)-beta-ocimene and benzyl methyl ether, are delicate. Lily Stewart, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for unromantic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unromantic
Adjective
  • But an unsentimental assessment of the regional landscape offers some sense of how Trump could proceed.
    Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This lyrical but unsentimental book is a eulogy for transhumance—the seasonal movement of livestock and the people who watch over them.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Be careful, though, not to let a rant become your reality: Your letter is brimming with unhelpful generalizations — that men are pigs, for instance — and logical inconsistencies.
    Philip Galanes, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
  • This is a silly critique that, taken to its logical conclusion, becomes an argument for never cutting or investigating anything.
    The Editors, National Review, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • It’s packed with tough love, cathartic activities, and positive affirmations that won’t leave cynical folks rolling their eyes.
    Kristin Canning, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
  • It’s been cool and cynical, surreal and silly, bold enough to make adolescents of all ages feel daring for staying up past 11:30 (or catching up on YouTube the next morning) and safe enough to keep advertisers and network executives happy.
    A.O. Scott, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • And so that is an incentive to not admit your ignorance and to build up all sorts of defenses and appeal to bogus authorities in order to remain convinced of your own rational capacities and your independence.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 22 Feb. 2025
  • As mentioned earlier, the industry needs a predictable market as the foundation, including upcoming policies and regulations, rational requirements and societal demands.
    Han Hendriks, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In this case the most sensible move would be to shift Rafaela into a super utility bench role, install the prospect at left field and bump Duran over to center.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
  • City government is closest to the needs of residents’ everyday lives – snow plowing, garbage pickup, street lights, road repair, public safety, sensible economic development for low property taxes.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The Olympus Region has one fewer Location to traverse before the Guardian. Encounters in the Rift of Thessaly that had too many waves (of foes) should now be more reasonable.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Certainly, the numbers suggest those benefits are being realized by a reasonable proportion of consumers in the U.K.
    Paul Marcantonio, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • James is quite tough-minded about the limits of radical chic.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The Friday night announcement was criticized by some journalists as a way to score political points and penalize tough-minded news outlets.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Even as busy moms and entrepreneurs, what keeps them sane is their relationship with each other.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 3 Feb. 2025
  • And that’s the last thing anyone needs in a world where protecting your peace and staying sane is already an uphill battle.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 31 Jan. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Unromantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unromantic. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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!