How to Use unfavorable in a Sentence

unfavorable

adjective
  • She formed an unfavorable impression of him.
  • That's one-third, compared to half of the country that has an unfavorable view.
    ABC News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Two-thirds of the 500 likely voters surveyed held an unfavorable view of him, the poll found.
    Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The poll also found that 48% have an unfavorable view of the major studios, and just 31% support the studios.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Aug. 2023
  • In Porter’s case, 38% had a favorable view and 17% had an unfavorable view.
    Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Gen Z adults aren't crazy about Bing: 65% have a favorable view and 26% an unfavorable view.
    Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023
  • That said, many more, 58%, have an unfavorable opinion of Trump.
    Gary Langer, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2024
  • One is that for the most part, Biden has slipped more among groups that gave him a favorable rating in 2020 than among groups that gave him an unfavorable one.
    Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2024
  • Rain came through the area earlier in the day, but Waggoner wasn’t phased by any unfavorable conditions on the mound.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
  • The poll showed that 43% of U.S. adults have a favorable opinion of her, while 48% have an unfavorable opinion.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 2024
  • While there's a lot to love about the winter—holidays, lush sweaters, the first snowfall—there are a few unfavorable aspects that come with the season.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The Buckeyes only gave up two touchdowns, and one of them was because of a muffed punt late in the game that set the Hoosiers up in an unfavorable field position.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Among those who did have an opinion of Walz, 17% were favorable and 12% were unfavorable, the survey found.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The same Times/Siena poll finds that while 23% of Democrats felt somewhat or very favorable of Kennedy, 50% felt somewhat or very unfavorable.
    Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Another 39% in the new poll had an unfavorable view of DeSantis, with 2% not sure.
    Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
  • In that same June Marquette poll, 56% of respondents held an unfavorable view of Trump.
    Natasha Korecki, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2022
  • That first poll found that 46% of Americans had an favorable opinion of the law, while 40% saw it in an unfavorable light.
    Chris Cillizza, CNN, 5 Apr. 2022
  • In Poland, ratings of the United States are at an all-time high; only 3 percent of those surveyed had an unfavorable view of the nation.
    Karina Tsui, Washington Post, 22 June 2022
  • Soon after the outbreak of covid-19, Pew Research found that unfavorable views of China reached an all-time high in many countries.
    Quartz, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The poll found that by more than 2 to 1, voters with unfavorable views of De León outnumber those who view him favorably.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2023
  • About 43% of likely voters had a favorable view and 31% an unfavorable view of Schiff.
    Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • About 2 in 10 have unfavorable views of Hogan and Trone with slightly fewer saying the same about Alsobrooks.
    Emily Guskin, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Most adults in the US consider the quality of the country’s health care to be unfavorable, according to a new survey.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Leonsis, who acquired full control of the arena from the late Abe Pollin in 2010, has for years complained about having to pay a mortgage with unfavorable terms.
    Sam Fortier, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
  • An unfavorable wind made their Sunday hunt difficult, so the Copps kept their distance in a ground blind until about 6 p.m.
    Outdoor Life, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Among those with an opinion, 33% have a favorable view and 39% have an unfavorable view, according to the recent poll.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Trump has a long history of trying to use the courts to retaliate against unfavorable press.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Less than one-third, 28% of Palestinians surveyed, had a favorable view of Iran, and 65% had an unfavorable view.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2024
  • More voters also hold an unfavorable view of Vance, 47%, than of Walz, who has a 40% unfavorable rating.
    Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Overall, Americans were more likely to have a favorable opinion than an unfavorable one, 48% to 33%.
    Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024

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