unsympathetic

Example Sentences

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Newsom is so unsympathetic in his own book that you could leave with a renewed sense of pity for Kimberly Guilfoyle, his wife from 2001 to 2006 and Donald Trump Jr.’s ex-fiancée.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

Unionists, who wished to preserve Northern Ireland’s place in the U.K., were largely unsympathetic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

He needed Hackman for the role, Eastwood told the The Times in 1994, “because he can make an unsympathetic character sympathetic.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

“Lincoln," he continued, "was clearly unsympathetic but never defied even that order, let alone an order of the Supreme Court. It never ordered President Lincoln to do anything else.”

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2025

“Did any adult witness this incident?” the woman clerk asked in an unsympathetic tone.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals