unpopular

Example Sentences

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“The ‘Turk’ and the ‘whore,’” Mr. Mikhail tells us, were unpopular in New Amsterdam, being outspoken, litigious and—most unpalatably to their frugal neighbors—commercially successful, owning fertile land and a large grove of fruit trees.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

At the time, he used smokers as an example of who should lose access, no doubt because smoking is a widely unpopular and indisputably unhealthy behavior.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Streeting was obsessed with Labour politics from an early age, which, he told FE Week, made him unpopular with his schoolmates.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

What’s striking is that these projects seem to be unpopular, depending on whatever poll you read.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

They were the most unpopular kids on campus.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith