How to use unpleasant in a sentence

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More sentences with unpleasant

• The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.From the entry describe
• Many people think certain artificial sweeteners have an unpleasant aftertaste.From the entry aftertaste
• That was a seriously unpleasant thing to say.From the entry seriously
• As for further retaliation: adding such fuel to the fire, as it were, will only worsen the already unpleasant state of affairs.From the entry worsen
• I was impressed by the quality of the pantograph; I hadn't noticed it on the original, but the copies were covered in unpleasant lines.From the entry pantograph
• No selenium, no photo-cell banks. No photobanks – well, death by slow broiling is one of the more unpleasant ways of being done in.From the entry photobank
• The widespread circulation of Frazzledrip is surprising given how unpleasant the subject matter is for its believers.2024, Christopher J. Gilbert, John Louis Lucaites, Pleasure and Pain in US Public Culture, page 121. From the entry Frazzledrip
• She might have lost her looks, acquired irritating habits, even proved to be unpleasant.2016, Debby Holt, The Soulmate, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN. From the entry trepidate
• Unpleasant flavors are distributed at the same molecular level as good ones.2015, Susan Volland, Mastering Sauces […] , W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN. From the entry fusty
• Though often unpleasant for the patient, an atrial tachycardia is typically not fatal.2013, “Therapies and Treatments”, in Q. Ashton Acton, editor, Tachycardia: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional, Atlanta, Ga.…. From the entry tachycardia
• “Aieee,” he screamed, or something like that, very unpleasant down deep in my ears.2013, Spencer Quinn, A Fistful of Collars: A Chet and Bernie Mystery, page 237. From the entry aieee
• The fish should smell of the sea—ozoney and seasidey—rather than unpleasant and with a strong fishy smell.2013, Nathan Outlaw, Modern Seafood, page 10. From the entry ozoney
• Pre-shower, pre-soap, they would carry them around to mask the unpleasant smells of the time.2011, “The Weekend” (32:42 from the start), in Homeland, season 1, episode 7. From the entry nosegay
• Butch up.” My feminist futch self finds journeying through these expectations unpleasant.2011, Ivan Coyote, Zena Sharman, Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme, arsenal pulp press, →ISBN, pages 240–241. From the entry futch
• The conversational free-for-all on the Internet known as the blogosphere can be a prickly and unpleasant place.2007 April 9, Brad Stone, “Bloggers debate need for code of conduct”, in The International Herald Tribune. From the entry code of conduct
• However, traditional formulations of unmet expectations implicitly treat only undermet expectations or unpleasant surprises.2006, Linda L Putnam, Kathleen J Krone, Organizational Communication. From the entry undermet
• The deeply palmately lobed, ivylike leaves are light green and have an intense, sometimes unpleasant smell.2004, H Peter Loewer, Jefferson's Garden. From the entry ivylike
• "A kid with a starter ‘stache, that would just be unpleasant," he added.2003 July 28, “Don't Wanna Grow Up Cuz Puberty Isn't Funny”, in The New York Times. From the entry stache
• So you should be allowed to wear a scarf in a school courtyard because of unpleasant weather.2003 December 23, meurgues, “France, the culture wars over head scarves”, in rec.travel.europe (Usenet), retrieved 16 May 2022. From the entry impudic
• Instead, there's an unpleasant whiff of pork-barrel politics rising from the board.2002 June 24, Christopher Palmeri, “Can CalPERS Afford to Throw Stones?”, in BusinessWeek, retrieved 04 Aug 2009. From the entry smell like a rose
• Positive punishment adds something unpleasant: yelling at the cat, for example.2001, Kersti Seksel, Training Your Cat, page 33. From the entry sin bin
• The first step to take to avoid unpleasant encounters is to bearproof your camp.2000, Michael Hodgson, Camping for Dummies. From the entry bearproof
• Whatever is not gezellig is on its face unpleasant, and to be avoided.1996, Loren S. Barritt, “The Netherlands and Its System of Education”, in An Elementary School in Holland: Experiment in Educational…. From the entry gezellig
• Tonight I want to have an unpleasant talk with you about a problem unprecedented in our history.1977 April 18, Jimmy Carter, President's Address to the Nation on Proposed National Energy Policy. From the entry energy crisis
• An unpleasant huge Australian stuck out a hand and felt between a nymph’s fat thighs, and wolfwhistled.1971, Michael Orsler, Rhumb Line, Hutchinson, →ISBN, pages 110–111. From the entry wolfwhistle
• They are seeking to escape from the unpleasant implications of an untenable status dilemma.1970, Gary Schwartz, Sect Ideologies and Social Status, page 219. From the entry untenable
• I have never been one to flinch or crawfish when faced with an unpleasant task.1968, Charles Portis, True Grit. From the entry crawfish
• Cardboarding may occur on near-by objects, and its appearance is very unpleasant.1953, Raymond Spottiswoode, Nigel Spottiswoode, The Theory Of Stereoscopic Transmission & its application to the motion picture, Berkeley…. From the entry cardboarding
• It is derived from a judgment which omits all unpleasant facts contradicting the preconceived dogma.1944, Ludwig von Mises, Omnipotent Government, page 265. From the entry Germany
• He had scanty discouraged hair the color of tow, and a sickly, unpleasant breath.1944, Katherine Anne Porter, “The Leaning Tower”, in The Leaning Tower and Other Stories, New York: Harcourt, Brace, page 173. From the entry sickly
• 'I understand it was the big American man with a decidedly unpleasant face.'1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 7, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 121. From the entry decidedly
• A gentleman did not like his girl-friend to have to undergo so much unpleasant questioning.1932, Dorothy L. Sayers, chapter XXXII, in Have His Carcase. From the entry girlfriend
• The world is a higgledy-piggledy place, with things pleasant and unpleasant occurring in no particular sequence.1930, Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness. From the entry higgledy-piggledy
• Their life is not only short, it is exceedingly unpleasant and obviously ungay.1922, The Nation and Athenæum, volume 32, page 359. From the entry ungay
• Pavel Arkadievitch ate a great deal in an unpleasant and gluttonly way.1920, A[leksandr] Kuprin, translated by Douglas Ashby, “Measles”, in Sasha (The Lotus Library), London: Stanley Paul & Co. […], →OCLC…. From the entry gluttonly
• It is very unpleasant being hanged on a dark winter morning; very cold, very friendless, very inhuman.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados. From the entry noosing
• But Reid concludes that she herself finds facials deeply unpleasant.2021, Rachel Thompson, chapter 5, in Rough, Random House. From the entry facial
• The morning after the landslip, with rain still pouring down, it was an unpleasant trudge through deep mud to get there.2020 September 9, Paul Clifton, “Heavy rainfall causes landslip in Hampshire: At the scene...”, in Rail, page 10. From the entry trudge

Meaning of unpleasant

1. adjective Not pleasant.

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Questions about unpleasant in a sentence

How do you use unpleasant in a sentence?

Unpleasant is used as an adjective. For example: “The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.”

What is a short sentence with unpleasant?

“That was a seriously unpleasant thing to say.”

What does unpleasant mean?

Unpleasant means not pleasant.