unflattering
Example Sentences
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That slanted coverage, the unflattering image, is attached to my name.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Newly released diaries paint an unflattering portrait of a self-obsessed and not entirely honest bureaucrat, in contrast to the image of the careful scientist he cultivated in public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
White wrote that Salesforce has “earned the unflattering title as the second-worst performing stock in our coverage universe in 2026.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Although everyone comments on her beauty, 17-year-old Fatima prefers to tie her hair back in a ponytail, her bright eyes buried underneath a black ball cap, her body concealed in unflattering tracksuits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
All along, though, the unflattering counternarrative about me seemed only to gain traction.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing unflattering
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Holding Up the Universe
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