unpleasantly
Example Sentences
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"The weather isn't necessarily driving people out of summer weddings, but the weather will drive people out of venues that aren't equipped on an unpleasantly warm day."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Peter Webber, who directed the 2007 film adaptation of “Hannibal Rising,” reported that Mr. Harris was unpleasantly “shocked” by the movie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
“That cut into investors’ returns, so a lot of investors were unpleasantly surprised back in 2022.”
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Watching the movie is, even now, an unpleasantly immersive experience.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2024
I must appear as a heap of a man to her, unpleasantly lumped on the sofa.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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