unsavory
Example Sentences
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The mayor acknowledged that Stanton has long had to fight an unsavory reputation but argued that those days are past.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
The scene involves an unsavory routine on how to recognize a shoplifter.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
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
Yes, Montague’s plan in Shirley Jackson’s modern gothic tale is to explore the “various unsavory stories” about the 80-year-old mansion, but he keeps the full extent of his planned experiment to himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
“News travels quickly among us unsavory types, but it’s mostly gossip.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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