unalluring

Example Sentences

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"Her singing really is unalluring, though," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2021

So it was almost a relief to see her decked out in the most unalluring outfit ever invented by man or machine – the 1980s Metropolitian police woman's uniform.

From The Guardian • May 11, 2013

Perhaps out of her distaste for land animals, she gave the dish the unalluring name “burnt chicken.”

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2013

The decidedly unalluring actor had had the good fortune to encounter a role made to measure for his particular talents and physique.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2012

She rapidly disposed of the remaining names: of Howard Fry, who had a red beard; of Professor Potter of St. Andrews, whose accent was Caledonian; of Wilkinson, an ardent but unalluring scientist. 

From The Disentanglers by Lang, Andrew