unsocial

Example Sentences

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If being social is good for us, why do we choose to be so unsocial?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Workers at the site last went on strike in 2021 over a dispute about pay for unsocial hours.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

Junior doctors, like other NHS staff, receive extras on top and these can be worth 25% to 30% more for things such as unsocial hours and additional work.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2024

Even Liz Hammel, with a self-described “naturally unsocial temperament,” made herself say hello to every passerby while walking her dog — and it worked!

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

“Heaven speed the canvas gallantly unfurled, To furnish and accommodate a world, To give the pole the produce of the sun, And knit unsocial climates into one.”

From Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures by Stables, Gordon