unsympathetic

Example Sentences

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As a result, he injected levity into a role that could have come across as purely unsympathetic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The neighbors weren’t unsympathetic, nor were they impractical.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Their protestations to the contrary fall on unsympathetic ears.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

But this didn’t make him unsympathetic to Indians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

The board would fear a backlash should it grant the same sum for a project “which an unsympathetic and inaccurate critic might describe as a single instrument for one man.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik