unwelcome

Example Sentences

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Such “poison pills” can award extra shares to nonhostile shareholders, and are a common tactic when a company is fending off an unwelcome suitor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The cost of gasoline hit an unwelcome benchmark in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday as the average price per gallon officially reached the $6 mark, according to the American Automobile Assn.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

That bankruptcy-related delay triggered this unwelcome outcome, so your frustration is perfectly valid, not that knowing that helps you now.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

The slow speed also gives flight teams the best chance of spotting and stopping any unwelcome movement of what is in effect a mobile skyscraper.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

My fascination was both evident and unwelcome, and was nothing he hadn’t been subjected to a million times before.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris