unpleasantness

Example Sentences

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Unpleasantness, it turns out, is what Streep’s work needed, and embracing it shows us what great actors can do when they challenge themselves.

From Slate • Jul. 19, 2019

Well, at least they’ve got Gazprom, which joined the party as a Fifa partner, alongside the other top-tier sponsors who didn’t allow their deals to elapse after The Unpleasantness.

From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2017

Or calling our own tragic Civil War the Late Unpleasantness.

From Washington Times • Oct. 28, 2014

But maybe none of The Unpleasantness would have happened had Wendi and Rupert just stuck with their theme and gone for Russell or Cate.

From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2014

Unpleasantness of that kind is apt to rankle long.

From He Knew He Was Right by Trollope, Anthony