ungracious
Example Sentences
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While Osaka lost to Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko in the final, then drew criticism for seemingly being ungracious in defeat, she has carried the momentum into the US Open.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025
Yet both families have young children who seemed to get along, and it would be ungracious to refuse a long weekend in the countryside.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
If all goes well, the Bruins’ newfound speed and attacking style will make them ungracious guests.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2022
If Close gradually became more interesting as a public commentator on his art than as a producer of reliably compelling new work, it feels ungracious to fault him for it.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021
“He does very well, for a boy,” was Meg’s somewhat ungracious answer, for the subject did not interest her.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
