unsavory

Example Sentences

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That means "unsavory facts will take longer to come to light, if they do at all. The administration will feel less pressure to provide a coherent justification and plan," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The constant Polymarket ads felt cheap and unsavory to say the least, reducing all of the stellar films nominated to fodder for basement-dwelling creeps to bet on.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

They recall unsavory nicknames and a persistent stigma.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

This week: Larry Summers has stepped down from his public positions following the release of unsavory emails he exchanged with Jeffrey Epstein.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2025

I began to fear that she had joined her father at his unsavory trade and disappeared into the city's underworld, in which case we might despair of ever seeing her again.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood