ungracious

Example Sentences

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While Osaka lost to Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko in the final, then drew criticism for seemingly being ungracious in defeat, she has carried the momentum into the US Open.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

Castigating himself after the fact for his “huge sense of entitlement,” Corden wrote, “I can see why and how it must have looked — ungracious, ungrateful and brattish.”

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022

If all goes well, the Bruins’ newfound speed and attacking style will make them ungracious guests.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2022

She worries — without making any accusations — that the newly implemented rules, and their announcement, were ungracious.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2022

“He does very well, for a boy,” was Meg’s somewhat ungracious answer, for the subject did not interest her.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott