uncooperative

Example Sentences

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Or don’t sign, and risk being labeled uncooperative or unaccountable.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Initially, the department said it was punishing Italian pasta companies because they were being uncooperative with its investigation, citing problems that ranged from missing information to untranslated Italian words in the companies’ submissions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Prosecutors said Brown suffered a minor cut to her forehead while attempting to handcuff an uncooperative suspect in March 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

The case is currently being heard in federal court, where the judge is beside himself at the government's uncooperative behavior.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2025

Little Agnes had a lot of it, always uncooperative to the comb, and she had a sensitive, tender scalp.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry