How to Use unwelcome in a Sentence
unwelcome
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Worse, an unwelcome guest and the guest who is footing the bill.
— Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023 -
The sheik does not want the unwelcome news of his brother’s return to reach the rest of the village.
— Ed Meza, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022 -
The pop icon has been open about feeling unwelcome in the genre.
— Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024 -
There is no more unwelcome house guest than a group of gnats.
— Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022 -
Rights groups argue this is an unwelcome resurgence of a trend best left in the past.
— Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023 -
The new report is the latest unwelcome news for NSO Group.
— Alan Suderman, ajc, 24 Aug. 2021 -
In this landscape of strong and powerful athletes, the specter of the weak and evil man is unwelcome.
— Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Aug. 2021 -
And then, like an unwelcome delivery from the metaphor store, Biden caught Covid-19.
— Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2022 -
On a night of surprises, this was a most unwelcome one.
— Kyle Smith, National Review, 28 Mar. 2022 -
The eight penalties were unwelcome but other than that there isn’t much to complain about.
— Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 -
But this unwelcome attention to the last drops of his food makes my stomach churn.
— Annie Lane, oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2021 -
And the pandemic closure, while unwelcome, gave the owners a chance to rethink the menu.
— Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021 -
But right now, the City of Light is dealing with very unwelcome visitors: bed bugs.
— Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023 -
Harry says William and Kate acted in ways that made Meghan feel unwelcome.
— Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Jan. 2023 -
But for the rest of the world, the greenback's resurgence is a largely unwelcome development.
— Chelsey Dulaney, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2023 -
De Niro and one of his daughters were reportedly elsewhere in the home at the time and were unaware of their unwelcome guest.
— Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2022 -
Among those in the UCSD study who had an unwelcome return, the most common relapse was cough, followed by fatigue and headache.
— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2022 -
In unwelcome news to homebuyers, none of this is expected to change soon.
— Anna Bahney, CNN, 20 Oct. 2023 -
Apply that to the traditional field at a Phoenix Open, and 50-odd guys would be getting an unwelcome week off work.
— Eamon Lynch, The Arizona Republic, 8 Feb. 2023 -
The unforgettable scenes have never been more unwelcome in the SEC.
— Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2022 -
After a blowout loss, the players are met with the unwelcome sight of the owner’s wife hitching a ride on the team bus, retreating from her husband.
— J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 19 June 2024 -
Her message, and that of several other speakers at the protest, is that too many students feel unwelcome at the school.
— Anthony Lonetree, Star Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021 -
This isn’t to say that American tourists are unwelcome in Europe.
— Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 17 May 2021 -
Investors weren't in panic mode, but the news was certainly unwelcome on Wall Street.
— David Goldman, CNN, 13 Apr. 2021 -
This does not make a spoken or emailed thanks unwelcome, merely less formal.
— Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 21 July 2022 -
In the meantime, the guest, however unwelcome, is likely doing you no harm.
— Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022 -
The dizzying pattern of the heavy slabs becomes an unwelcome focal point and usually overpowers the rest of the room.
— Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2024 -
But in the Arctic, beavers are sometimes seen as unwelcome intruders that could disrupt life on the tundra.
— Sharon Levy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2022 -
The reason Irish Spring soap works well as a deterrent for bugs, rodents, and other unwelcome critters is the strong scent.
— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2024 -
News of the singer’s snub made headlines, especially since Beyoncé has spoken about feeling unwelcome in the genre.
— Char Adams, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
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