unsociable

Example Sentences

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"Speaking to neighbours in advance or using a timer to switch lights off at unsociable hours can help avoid problems," lawyer Denise Nurse told the BBC's Morning Live.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Black stood down ahead of the general election last year, citing safety concerns, social media abuse and unsociable hours.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

“Everything that people feared about her being awkward or unsociable was completely wrong.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

And doctors earn about a quarter to a third more on top of this, on average, for things such as unsociable hours and additional work.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2023

Sickly, feeling abandoned by his parents, quarrelsome, unsociable, a virgin to the day he died, Isaac Newton was perhaps the greatest scientific genius who ever lived.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan