unsocial

Example Sentences

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If being social is good for us, why do we choose to be so unsocial?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Resident doctors can earn thousands more each year for things like working at unsocial times and doing additional hours.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Even Liz Hammel, with a self-described “naturally unsocial temperament,” made herself say hello to every passerby while walking her dog — and it worked!

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

As Letterman would walk and run onto the stage, Mr. Kalter would introduce him with a sarcastic flair as “the king of unsocial media,” “nocturnal rainforest mammal” and other monikers.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2021

Misled by her insinuations, I regarded the late Sir Henry as a tyrant, and her son, as a youth of sordid unsocial principles!

From The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes by Reeve, Sophia