unwelcoming
Example Sentences
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Although Mr. Lowe’s film captures the grueling requirements of long-distance running—and its low-tech nature and the fact that it pits lone humans against the most unwelcoming terrain—there’s always a support system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Nothing is more unwelcoming than a fence around a public space,” one critic said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025
But for students like Lucy—and for Jack and Harper, who’d already felt unsafe long before the shooting—those gestures couldn’t reach the part of campus that still felt unwelcoming.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
It sends an unintentional but unwelcoming message that encapsulates a bigger picture, in Matić's eyes.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
These barracks were as starkly unwelcoming as theirs.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
