uninviting

Example Sentences

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Loyal customers have complained about long wait times and an increasingly uninviting atmosphere in stores.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025

From here, the mountains’ south-facing slopes might appear dry and even dull, uninviting to people who spend a lifetime in L.A. without ever seeing the greener, snowier northern slopes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2024

Animals “are broadening their foraging range and going into more traditionally uninviting and unnatural areas to try to get food and keep alive,” he says.

From Scientific American • Jun. 13, 2023

Scholes acknowledged the uninviting concrete, and the DSA points to the challenges of the built environment in its report.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2022

April considered her uninviting bouquet with new appreciation.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder