Example sentences for: unpleasant

How can you use “unpleasant” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Hailed as one of the best writers of his generation in 1996 when he published the immense novel Infinite Jest , Wallace irks the critics with this collection, which is mainly a series of sketches describing extremely unpleasant and misogynistic men.

  • This diagnosis, which describes the delayed aftereffects of extremely unpleasant experiences, made it into the DSM-III as a result of lobbying by Vietnam veterans who wanted their continued suffering symbolically and financially recognized.

  • The daily Tribune de Genève called his victory "unpleasant," but said in an editorial that he might be "contained" by a coalition government.

  • Nicknamed "The Velvet Fog" for his smooth voice, Torme "sang with a geniality that seemed ingrained and a voice that was incapable of making an unpleasant sound" (Holden, the New York Times ). He was most famous for his scat improvisations and enjoyed a renaissance in the 1990s, when, after a lifetime of performing, he was discovered by a younger generation interested in lounge music.

  • Dentists had to become nicer and visits less unpleasant.


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