unpopular

Example Sentences

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Polls show the war is unpopular among Americans.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

“What we’re seeing is that supporting trans people isn’t unpopular — it’s that the loudest opposition has gone unanswered in some places,” Hack said.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

She said it shows "how deeply unpopular they are with their own population that it is struggling to recruit adults to staff security checkpoints and is resorting to using children in support roles during wartime".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

There are over nine million of these properties, which remain unpopular among locals who prefer new homes in centrally located areas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The fact that the decision to send the delegation rendered him unpopular, that it struck most observers as an act of political suicide, only confirmed for him that it must be right.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis