uncomfortable
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One wonderfully executed sequence, in which Jonathan’s aunt calmly utters uncomfortable truths to the hypocritical and insensitive diners around her, is shocking and hilarious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
With long-term Treasury yields hovering at multidecade highs, traders have begun asking the uncomfortable question: How much will the U.S. need to pay to convince the world to keep lending it money?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
An unholy mashup of a waiting room and a bus, the people mover is slow, uncomfortable, and offensive to the eye.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
It’s too uncomfortable, he said, without cushion or support for his back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
I was going to ask if I could play with you, but then I realized that might make you uncomfortable.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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Vocabulary lists containing uncomfortable
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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