unsympathetic

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Meanwhile, Verbeek essays a familiar Dardennes type — the defiantly unsympathetic character in peril — as Jessica stubbornly forces her way into her mystery mom’s orbit, demanding answers she thinks might give her closure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Unionists, who wished to preserve Northern Ireland’s place in the U.K., were largely unsympathetic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

He met with Mick Farrell, a psychologist at Manchester United, but feared opening up completely on his struggles in case word spread around the club and he received an unsympathetic response.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

I could not tell her that I did not want the regent to arrange a bride for me under any circumstances, as she would naturally have been unsympathetic.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela