Example Sentences

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I’m a confident resort skier, but it was my first time in the backcountry and the unmanicured conditions proved tougher than I expected.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

Cooper said he carries dog treats on him when birding in the park because dog owners often disobey posted signs that dogs must be on leashes in the unmanicured, 38-acre Bramble.

From Slate • May 26, 2020

Until the lines are painted and the nets are erected in late May, the grass courts at Orange Lawn together look like a vast, unmanicured putting green.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2018

And I’m amazed how much time I now have on my unmanicured hands.

From The Guardian • Dec. 21, 2016

You have decoyed your blue-blooded boy with his well-manicured hands and his unmanicured brain, your matchless horseman, fencer, marksman, tennis player, heart-trifler—Marlitt could not have invented him more revolting than he actually is.

From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various