unpleasantness

Example Sentences

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Unpleasantness, it turns out, is what Streep’s work needed, and embracing it shows us what great actors can do when they challenge themselves.

From Slate • Jul. 19, 2019

Well, at least they’ve got Gazprom, which joined the party as a Fifa partner, alongside the other top-tier sponsors who didn’t allow their deals to elapse after The Unpleasantness.

From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2017

Rupert was basically a massive sport about The Unpleasantness, but I get the feeling Vladimir would be … less so.

From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2016

Or calling our own tragic Civil War the Late Unpleasantness.

From Washington Times • Oct. 28, 2014

Unpleasantness has occurred since, in our family, in connection with this party.

From Told After Supper by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)