unpleasant

Example Sentences

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Besides, Mazin’s most significant plot tweak is much more striking: he gives George’s flock the power to forget any unpleasant thing they want to as a group, at will.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The unpleasant part of that trade-off is already happening here; most major U.S. airlines moved in April to increase baggage fees as the price of oil was beginning to exert itself on fares.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

And since what most investors own is the S&P 500, or baskets of stocks that look similar to it, descending to a more typical valuation would be just as unpleasant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

For Nathan Jubb algal blooming is not just unpleasant and unsightly but a financial problem.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

A medley of unpleasant odors hung in the stuffy air—rotten teeth, sweat, stale beer, cigar smoke, animal piss.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros