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

Junior doctors, like other NHS staff, receive extras on top and these can be worth 25% to 30% more for things such as unsocial hours and additional work.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2024

The tone of voice suggests that I am hiding and being unsocial, when in fact the friend hasn’t reached out to me, either, during that time.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2022

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

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2021

His mind, when a boy in Kentucky, showed a certain gloom, an unsocial nature, a peculiar abstractedness, a bold and daring skepticism.

From Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? by Remsburg, John B.