unimposing

Example Sentences

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His Clark Kent-esque transformation, from unimposing nice guy — “the nicest guy in the entire world,” Casparius said — to smirking menace whenever the day needs saving is the stuff of comic book legends.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Unlike the ocean, whose breakers instantly communicate danger, the culprit in a flooding event could be as unimposing as a tiny creek or a clogged storm drain.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2025

Designed by Luis Mansilla and Emilio Tuñón, its unimposing vertical linear structure has won 10 architectural awards, including the 2017 American Architecture Prize.

From Washington Times • May 22, 2023

He was an unimposing man whom Men’s Journal would describe as “the last person you’d peg as a spy — until you find out he was one.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2021

For a power, he was very unimposing, short and chubby.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman