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
From the stage he denounced this newspaper and the “Guardian reviewer” for our uncomplimentary coverage, and the noise in the room dwindled to an uneasy, giggly quiet.
From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2017
“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
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