as in unpalatable
disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste
the array of unappetizing foods that we encountered at that cheap roadside restaurant
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Recent Examples of unappetizing
The holiday rush is in full swing across the US as last-minute travelers try to reach their destinations in unappetizing weather conditions.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Understandably, vowing to eat each morning can be cumbersome when options are slim or seemingly unappetizing.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Small, light, and easy to use, the LifeStraw protects against 99.99 percent of bacteria (including E.coli and Salmonella), parasites (including Giardia and Cryptosporidium), silt, sand, and generally unappetizing cloudiness.
—Jen Ator, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2024
Additionally, sometimes the flour in the batter oxidizes, which can turn the batter an unappetizing gray color.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Understandably, vowing to eat each morning can be cumbersome when options are slim or seemingly unappetizing.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Small, light, and easy to use, the LifeStraw protects against 99.99 percent of bacteria (including E.coli and Salmonella), parasites (including Giardia and Cryptosporidium), silt, sand, and generally unappetizing cloudiness.
—Jen Ator, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2024
Additionally, sometimes the flour in the batter oxidizes, which can turn the batter an unappetizing gray color.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unappetizing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappetizing
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For many Newcastle fans, their emotional connection makes leaving unpalatable.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Supply chain issues, cost overruns, and delays make renovation an unpalatable option for many buyers, in spite of the fact that these unrenovated apartments offer great value and, in the case of the prewar buildings, unparalleled solidity of construction.—
Frederick Peters,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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One former employee of UnitedHealthcare described seeing glib, distasteful messages about Mr. Thompson’s death even in a Facebook group composed largely of people who work in the industry.—
Reed Abelson,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2024
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Fans were quick to call out Kardashian, 44, and point out the distasteful timing of these promotions, especially as people's homes were being destroyed by the flames.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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Recommended Trump moves from ‘American carnage’ to ‘a horrible betrayal’ in second inaugural Juries also convicted some on charges of seditious conspiracy, which refers to activities that undermine a state without directly attacking it.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Jan. 2025
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Traffic was horrible and the private crews can’t turn on a siren, ignore traffic laws, and drive on the wrong side of the road like public firefighters.—
Joseph Bien-Kahn,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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For better or worse, the author brand has become as integral to literary success as the writing itself.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Consumer Staples sector including PG, CL, and KMB, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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They have been locked out and led into a dead end darkened by threats, lawsuits, non-disclosure agreements and unsavory lenders, buyers say.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Its operatives exist in the shadows, doing unsavory work behind the scenes so that James T Kirk, Jean-Luc Picard, Kathryn Janeway, and other Starfleet captains can carry out their day jobs without getting their hands too dirty.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But 2024 Ohio State had the good fortune to suffer that awful day in the first year of a bigger Playoff.—
Stewart Mandel,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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There is one ray of hope for United fans though amid the awful run of results.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Though their habitat occasionally overlaps with alligators, crocs prefer salt and brackish water while alligators prefer fresh water.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2025
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The lithium will be extracted from the brackish water produced from the Smackover via the drilling of wells using traditional oil industry techniques and rigs.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
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The team initially struggled, and so did Saleh’s defense, which in 2018 was criticized for being too bland and at times too discombobulated.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Compelling subject matter only goes so far when presented in such a bland, familiar manner.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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