unsubtle
Example Sentences
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Paramount’s pitch to the Warner board has been unsubtle: guaranteed smooth regulatory sailing and a quick payout for long-abused Warner shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
The unsubtle goal is “The Katie Miller Podcast” is to “humanize” its subjects with “they’re just like you!” interviews.
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2025
That is an unsubtle pitch for an unsubtle historical moment.
From Slate • Sep. 8, 2025
As the BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg writes, it was a very public and unsubtle hint: Moscow was open to doing a deal.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024
Holly came by with the check, an unsubtle reminder that we’d overstayed our welcome.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.