uncomplimentary
Example Sentences
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Yet seeing these two men side by side in Jonathan Jordan’s “Ike and Winston” makes the uncomplimentary comparison less clear-cut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The answers, on so many occasions, were uncomplimentary.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2023
The recent protests have included uncomplimentary references to la junta — the local name for the oversight board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2019
At the launch party, the publisher told guests: “When Byron was in Portugal, he wrote some very uncomplimentary things. Well, it took 200 years, but the reply has arrived.”
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2014
“Why can’t you marry me?” she demanded, ready to clout him again if he gave an uncomplimentary reply.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
