Examples of unflattering in a Sentence
She was wearing the most unflattering outfit.
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The president has long clashed with the firm over its work advising Hillary Clinton during her 2016 presidential campaign and connections to the discredited Steele dossier containing unflattering allegations about Trump and his ties to Russia.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
The mailers were deeply controversial, after the face of a Black mayoral candidate, then-Councilman Loren Taylor, appeared to be darkened on one mailer, while fellow mayoral candidate Ignacio De La Fuente, a former councilman, was also portrayed in an unflattering way.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Exercising at the gym came with the guilt of looking unflattering to other gymgoers.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2025
Nyoni illustrates the finer points of Bemba society’s mourning process through a harshly unflattering light, as Uncle Fred’s sister demands satisfaction from every potential moment of grace.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
The mailers were deeply controversial, after the face of a Black mayoral candidate, then-Councilman Loren Taylor, appeared to be darkened on one mailer, while fellow mayoral candidate Ignacio De La Fuente, a former councilman, was also portrayed in an unflattering way.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Exercising at the gym came with the guilt of looking unflattering to other gymgoers.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2025
Nyoni illustrates the finer points of Bemba society’s mourning process through a harshly unflattering light, as Uncle Fred’s sister demands satisfaction from every potential moment of grace.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unflattering. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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