unpleasantness
Example Sentences
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Carol meets the other people who are immune to what is known as “the Joining” and finds out, hilariously, that her unpleasantness isn’t welcome among them either.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 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
Eileen’s unpleasantness is also her appeal; this girl certainly is no boss, she’s incapable of rousing speeches, and she’s never going to mutate into a heroine.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
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
