unpleasantness

Example Sentences

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I don’t know why I endured that unpleasantness for so long, or why the ridiculousness of it dawned on me that day in Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

And the feeling of unpleasantness in San Francisco about human misery—people who are having some real hard, difficult times living so close to people who are making fortunes that are unbelievable—that hasn’t changed.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2025

That the unpleasantness turns out to be time well spent is a credit to Leigh’s curiosity about miserable jerks and the joy-sucking traps they set for themselves and others.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

I’d been impatient with everyone I encountered on the way to the subway, adding some measure of unpleasantness to their mornings.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2024

They had lived in a house in London for four weeks, once, and then left very quickly, because of something his mother did not like, some unpleasantness.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill