Examples of unflattering in a Sentence
She was wearing the most unflattering outfit.
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Hartenstein and Dort are considered among the most physical defenders in the NBA, and in fact, Hartenstein was a member of the New York team two years ago that so thoroughly whipped the Cavs in a playoff series that Cleveland is still trying to shake off unflattering labels from it.
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Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unflattering. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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