Thesaurus / uncalled-for

uncalled-for

How to use uncalled-for in a sentence

It may sound severe and uncalled-for from me, but every man who has forgotten his mother-tongue is tottering on his feet.

Nay, he had even made up his mind to give up altogether these uncalled-for visits.

THE DUELA. I. KUPRIN

His brothers and sisters were too fond of their step-mother to say how absurdly uncalled-for they thought this privilege.

WHAT TIMMY DIDMARIE ADELAIDE BELLOC LOWNDES

Podbury's mirth immediately subsides into gravity, and he kicks several unoffending chairs with quite uncalled-for brutality.

Young Darwin made no reply, and seemingly did not hear the uncalled-for chidings.

Our business was to carry that message through, and not to stop and hunt or lose time over uncalled-for things.

Of course, she knew nothing of the sensational developments that followed the uncalled-for flight of Elsie Banks.

Surprised at this apparently uncalled-for act of caution, I inquired the reason.

"Well, perhaps after her show of uncalled-for temper he'll not want to have anything more to do with her," said Mollie.

To suppose that they do so by first influencing the nerves, is to adopt a circuitous and uncalled-for explanation.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985