uncongenial

Example Sentences

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I have a trick for doing justice to an uncongenial work: “What would I like about this if I liked it?”

From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019

She rejected major theaters that wanted to build her up in uncongenial minor roles, preferring to sing the characters she loved in smaller houses.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2017

It’s conceivable that, if she had lived to see the rise of second-wave feminism, she would have found it uncongenial or irrelevant.

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2016

He dismisses arguments he finds uncongenial with phrases like “Are you kidding me?” and “Come on,” and he’s quick to impugn the motives of critics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2015

“I don’t care,” and Jo shut the door, feeling that food was an uncongenial topic just then.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott