unassuming

Example Sentences

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It’s unassuming at first due to its sheer simplicity.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

And in unassuming buildings scattered across Los Angeles, a reiterative imagining of community theater would continue, one Thursday night at a time.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Based on the novel by Bernard MacLaverty and written by Mr. MacLaverty and Nick Payne, Ms. Findlay’s work is nevertheless so delicate as to be slight, so unassuming as to be unsatisfying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Quiet, unassuming, even shy, particularly in public, McSweeney was known for being obsessed by winning, constantly fearful of complacency and ever aware of Labour's track record of losing far more elections than it wins.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

It was just an innkeeper: friendly, servile, and so unassuming as to almost be invisible.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss