unwelcome

Example Sentences

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Abrupt, unwelcome occurrences scar our autonomy and cripple our illusion of independence; the question of what went wrong falls on our shoulders, another loop to languish inside.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Smith said while the increase is "unwelcome", it means that customers' bills will "now be roughly the same as this time last year and still significantly below where they had been in previous years".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

And when borrowing costs head higher, it’s often unwelcome news.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

“During that tumultuous period, we continued purchases in order to avoid a sharp, unwelcome tightening of financial conditions at a time when the economy still appeared to be highly vulnerable,” Powell said.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

He had just reached this unwelcome conclusion when the lift clanged to a halt in front of them.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling