How To Use Unflattering In A Sentence

As the scores indicate - typically gelid to frozen - the shots seem to fall in the unflattering to outright frightening range.
Then unflattering photos of her exercising appeared. The Sun
Bond's unflattering portrait lacks generosity, but at least it's an antidote to sentimental bardolatry. Times, Sunday Times
Almost six months ago, foreign-policy macher Perle vowed to sue him for writing an unflattering feature about him in The New Yorker.
Humans are discussed as arrogant and blundering, an unflattering contrast to the innocent and compassionate chimps or gorillas.

From the same perspective, she also comments unflatteringly on the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal.
What was your intention in using such an unflattering picture when you could have easily used a normal picture? Times, Sunday Times
Birds in this family are also known, unflatteringly, as oilbirds, frogmouths, and goatsuckers, the last based on an old myth that these birds use their expansive maws to steal milk from goats.
They believe foreigners deem it "uncivilised" and are worried it will cast the city in an unflattering light when Expo 2010 begins.
One thing I've noticed about clothing construction in the stores is the unnatural waistline, whether it's skirts or slacks, and how unflattering it is. The Value of Clothing in Creating a Mood
Perhaps the headshot was simply unflattering: bad light, forehead grease, that kind of thing. Times, Sunday Times
It's ugly, unflattering and boring. Times, Sunday Times
Peaked woollen caps - perky, but potentially as unflattering as beanies. Times, Sunday Times
But now the "massas" in the DNC want to put us back on the planation (back to ominous music, unflattering pictures of Hillary Clinton). Obama: Don't Be Confused, I'm Serious About Ending War
Exclamation marks suggest a certain unflattering ingratiation, especially in letters written to strangers.
The couple spent most of their wedding night with the magazine's picture editor making sure no unflattering images made it on to the printed page.
As the day wears on and temperatures spike, perspiration and oil create a sticky film, taking ‘dewy’ to an unflattering extreme.
She will now enjoy this year's party season as a trim size ten, not worrying about unflattering photos. The Sun
The unflattering signs of age on her face are emphasized, giving her visage that sense of gravitas associated with old men in old-master paintings.
Becker used the unflattering term "self-righteous" to capture this idea and many times the expression of this is unflattering but it need not be as virtueless as that. Paul Pardi: Protesting Protestantism: Why Religion Must Continue To Change
They had to often wear unflattering and unfeminine clothes.
Black is apparently out and colours like bright green are in - this despite the fact that emerald green and hunter green or pistachio green are unflattering to female skin.
Poor Aethelred of Mercia gets a very unflattering portrayal, and probably has grounds for joining the Support Group for People Unfairly Maligned in Historical Fiction. Sword Song, by Bernard Cornwell. Book review
Does she think if she screams "Death Panels" it will deflect from the very unflattering Vanity Fair article about her? Palin gets tough on Obama's health care proposals
It's a question all education leaders, politicians, and the chattering classes have been busying themselves with since the release of Davis Guggenheim's searing (and unflattering) documentary. Steve Barr At Big Task Weekend: We're Close, But We're Still Just 'Cute'
Thirty years earlier, as a small boy in unflattering grey flannels, I stood and craned my neck to gawp at a model of the largest creature on earth, suspended from the ceiling of London's Natural History Museum.
Not only does it offer an unflattering view of her stomach and corset-bra, but it appears to be throttling her.
It was unflattering, stark white, and short in length with a high-collared bolero jacket. My Fair Wedding
Politicians lost their immunity from unflattering exposure.
I think there is a lot of truth in that statement even if it does paint an unflattering portrait.
He was appointed in 2002 to pull Grendon into the mainstream of the prison system, and speaks unflatteringly of what he found when he arrived.
Do you have any cases of prosecution for treason for publishing material merely unflattering the United States 'conduct in waging war? Balkinization
By the 1820s it had become common to attribute definable features to the age, usually in unflattering terms.
A woman in Florida wrote some rather unflattering remarks about a local sheriff in the newspaper.
Make sure students realise that 'fat' is an unflattering or pejorative word.
Sometimes there was a wry little aside to leaven the mix, such as a comment about the unflattering effect of the fashionable ultra-short men’s coat on a middle-aged courtier of ample girth, or the tendency of a two-foot steeple hennin those tall cone-shaped head-dresses worn by great ladies at the time to poke people in the eye. Daughter of York, by Anne Easter Smith. Book review.
The outfit is also really unflattering and has no shape. The Sun
And to think before posting a link to'the unflattering picture of them after their fourth tequila shot '. Times, Sunday Times
And to think before posting a link to'the unflattering picture of them after their fourth tequila shot '. Times, Sunday Times
At North Sea, cons regularly slip unflattering press cuttings under the door of Archer's cell in a fruitless effort to rile the peer.
Her influence on the Chancellor has tidied up his life, his chaotically untidy homes and his unflattering clothing.
Michael Viner's essay at the Huffington Post about making a deal -- supposedly a headline-grabbing six-figure deal -- for a book from former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich is a masterpiece in avoiding unflattering facts. Huffing and Puffing about the Blagojevich Deal
Go back further, to the heavy-hitters of the western canon, and plenty of unflattering portraits exist as well.
As stated above, there's not much to look at during the show and the spotlights often add an unflattering hue to Chris.
Recent biographies paint an unflattering portrait of a sociopath motivated by the basest desires-to control, to abuse, to dominate.
It cast an unflattering light upon the skin, it made voices echo.
Countless scarves were whirled in the air as the 'cules' (literally meaning 'arses' - a historical, if fairly unflattering, term for Barça's fans) sang along to the Barcelona anthem in celebration of another win over their greatest rivals. 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more
In the past I had donned an unflattering blue raincoat - a refuse-sack with armholes - and taken the famous ‘Maid of the Mist’ boat journey right up to the Falls, to experience first-hand the sheer force and power of the roaring cascade.
What do these unflattering portraits tell us about the current status of designers?
He was disgruntled by Clara's unflattering comments about his brother.
My fears of an unflattering portrait with a Pinocchio nose begin to recede.
Clinton's selective memory about unflattering episodes in his life is indeed interesting, considering his ability to recall the minutest details of his childhood. BILL'S SELF-PORTRAIT
Normally this looks better at a distance but here the nag is seen from its most unflattering angle, a chalky blob, the equine equivalent of ‘does my bum look bigger in white?’
An unflattering training photo made it look as though the newlywed Toon defender had piled on the pounds on honeymoon. The Sun
This means untidy hair, unflattering clothes and no make-up. Times, Sunday Times
I think there is a lot of truth in that statement even if it does paint an unflattering portrait.
In terms of womanhood, the words conjure up something, well, unflatteringly female.
The pregnant clouds had finally given up, and my sodden t-shirt was beginning to cling unflatteringly.
A suitably unflattering headshot of the party's candidate is a must for me, and the Greens have not disappointed.
The unflattering and lively style of Roman portraits makes even the most conventional subject seem lifelike to the modern viewer.
But Avedon went in another direction with his portrait work, shooting unsparing and often unflattering shots of subjects from Marilyn Monroe to Michael Moore.
After around six months I saw some very unflattering photos of myself and knew it had to stop. The Sun
The man was tall and thin, resembling a scrawny tree, as the black robes he was swathed in covered him from neck to toe in a most unflattering style.
The hairstyles she wore were being shown in different media after I met her and the songs and movies they showed were very unflattering.
Playing off allegations that Christie can be something of a bully, Corzine ads talked about him "throwing his weight around" as the phrase was juxtaposed with unflattering shots that exaggerated Christie's midsection and lumbering movement. Reuters: Press Release
Sky has, at times, cast it in an unflattering light by raising our expectations of what is possible from sports broadcasting. Times, Sunday Times
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Birds in this family are also known, unflatteringly, as oilbirds, frogmouths, and goatsuckers, the last based on an old myth that these birds use their expansive maws to steal milk from goats.
She had commented unflatteringly on his previous girlfriend.
As he paced, his poorly fitted suit stretched and pulled unflatteringly around his paunchy stomach, and with each step his stringy hair fell limply from its comb-over in greasy strands.
It wasn't simply personal antipathy that had made Todd refer to Eppstadt so unflatteringly. COLDHEART CANYON
She took them to one side at a fashion week party'to set the record straight about recent unflattering photos of her looking incredibly skinny'. Times, Sunday Times
In a part of the world where people's physical traits are often the basis for nicknames - even unflattering ones like "fatty" or "shorty" - "veinticuatro" "twenty-four" in English is not an insult but rather a term of endearment, and Hernandez, now 37, said his uniqueness has made him a popular guy. SFGate: Top News Stories
It certainly isn't a glamorous photo - I wasn't wearing any make-up, my hair was scraped back and my clothes look crumpled and unflattering.
An unflattering, ruffled silver romper, however, I cannot abide. Una LaMarche: Project Runway Finale: Part One Recap
Many of Kevin Pollard's costumes were unflattering: Ms. DiDonato spent most of the show slouching around in what looked like a muumuu and dreadlocks, Ms. de Niese's androgynous brown getup made nothing of her beauty, and Plácido Domingo Neptune was overpowered by hair and clothing that made him look silly rather than godlike. Promoting the Baroque In an ADHD World
Adulation has a knack for anesthetizing the public to a celebrity's unflattering contradictions. Edward Flattau: Eco Hollywood
One of the more unflattering features of our burgh are the acres and acres of new and used car lots that now occupy land that contained spectacular desert landscapes. Arizona Roundup
The police dutifully later detained student protesters for burning effigies of her and even went so far as to arrest a street cartoonist for drawing unflattering caricatures of the president.
The slightest miscue was liable to be unflatteringly magnified.
What an unflattering contrast to the unclad natives who had dominated yet blended with the scene-the girl the prototype of a swaying palm, the boy that of a tough young bloodwood beside the creek, among the topmost branches of which a crimson-flowered mistletoe made a splash of colour in harmony with the single red feather from the wing of a black cockatoo which the soft-tongued youth had entangled in his hair. Tropic Days
How can you criticise someone in such unflattering terms, and then suggest that he has what it takes to lead their party?
And don't think we won't post those unflattering pictures of you at our annual dinner on the internet. Times, Sunday Times
Kramer and his allies are hell-bent on drawing an unflattering picture of the candidate and his crew.
Towns and townsmen were part of this relationship of mutual interest and service which historians have unflatteringly dubbed ‘bastard feudalism’.
On Thursday, at a campaign rally in suburban Michigan, he referred to Al Gore and me as bozos, a comparison to the clown Bozo, who probably found the reference more unflattering than we did.
Is that really the most unflattering picture you could find of that boot-faced harridan? Jade Goody Tries To Make Peace With India
I meet her, in my unflattering dress, at the Warrior one muggy Saturday.
Overhead lighting can often be too strong and unflattering, whereas dimmable wall lighting gives more flexibility. Times, Sunday Times
So it's strange, therefore, and not a little paranoid of the family to be squeamish about the book, because the only truly unflattering portrait painted here is that of its author.
In remoter, more traditional regions, superstitious parents uphold a tradition of giving children unflattering names so as to escape the attentions of evil spirits and witches.
Humans are discussed as arrogant and blundering, an unflattering contrast to the innocent and compassionate chimps or gorillas.
But I'm really glad Iread that article which was posted in the WOMEN'SFORUM you got that right - it is still a "women'sforum" with a "sysop" -becauseotherwise I would have totally worn my cheap, unflattering underwear today and thoughtnothing of it. How The Mighty Have Fallen (AOL)
Jessica Simpson, the preacher's daughter from Abilene, Texas, is fighting back against unflattering tabloid portrayals and accusations that she "jinxed" her Dallas Cowboys quarterback boyfriend, Tony Romo. The Latest From VanityFair.com
There's something to be said for telling a story in your own words, emphasizing what you want to be heard and de-emphasizing the things you feel are less important, or unflattering.
Mine was an especially unflattering photo, taken in poor light on a bad hair day. Times, Sunday Times
She stood impassively on the shoreline in a very unflattering puce bikini that was five sizes too small for her.
The one major error I have detected in Perkins' biography is the confident assertion that she would not have tried to expurgate every unflattering reference.
Without it, Gucci looked heavy, unflattering and - deadliest blow of all to high fashion - bourgeois.
Make sure students realise that 'fat' is an unflattering or pejorative word.
He presents us with an unflattering group portrait of predators on royalty, based on recent history and fuelled by the continuing interest in past scandals. The Times Literary Supplement
Birds in this family are also known, unflatteringly, as oilbirds, frogmouths, and goatsuckers, the last based on an old myth that these birds use their expansive maws to steal milk from goats.
She will now enjoy this year's party season as a trim size ten, not worrying about unflattering photos. The Sun
The material of the dress I wore was very unflattering; it bulged and fell flat in all the wrong places.
Turning the whole conflict into a pageant is exploitative, in bad taste, and extremely unflattering to the father. Matthew Yglesias » Purity Ball Fun
Rydström, for instance, has no problem with the critics who, down the years, have called Kalmar many unflattering things - 'peasants' and 'boring Kalmar' being frequent examples. Uefa.com - News
What do we imagine they are like, these disagreeable reflections, these unflattering mirrors that our thoughts provide?
She wore an unflattering polka-dot dress, and looked to have put on some weight. The Sun
Despite his quiet, diffident manner, the Humberside police chief is becoming used to an unflattering limelight.
The Greenyards side continued to push for points, and brightened an otherwise unflattering picture with two late, great scores.
Another favourite, a shirtwaister with colourful beading on the collar, suddenly looked terribly school marmy - and, well, a rather unflattering shade of mud. Home | Mail Online
Kinnaman and his co-author Gabe Lyons polled Millenials to find out what terms came to mind when they thought of Christians and the results included unflattering ones like judgmental, antihomosexual, hypocritical, too political and sheltered. Mark Joseph: My Interview With UnChristian's David Kinnaman
They are sure to find something ambivalent about your sexuality and an unflattering anecdote about a nun.
She will now enjoy this year's party season as a trim size ten, not worrying about unflattering photos. The Sun
For it is in the interest of the Intelligence Community to have its work dealt with as part of the warp and woof of international relations even if, as is sure to be the case, the descriptions are sometimes unflattering or critical or worse.
The historical records that paint such an unflattering portrait of the town have just been released on the internet.
Exclamation marks suggest a certain unflattering ingratiation, especially in letters written to strangers.
One is to take an unflexed and unflattering picture of yourself and put it on your mirror so you see it every day. Reddit.com: what's new online!
Charlotte, the Yale graduate in her unflattering woollen tank-top is made to feel dowdy and dull by this jabbering Valley girl.
He depicted the town's respectable families in an unflattering light.
Its unflattering portrait was viewed as uncharitable, an instance of speaking ill of the dead.
With respect to film, I mentioned that Surender Mohan Pathak's "The Sixty-Five Lakh Heist"has a character use "filmi" as an unflattering term for "garish, artificial. Indian crime and proto-crime
A deep flush spread up Rita's face and colored her pale skin an unflattering red.
Despite shedding timber, he still worries unflattering naked pictures of him could leak. The Sun
The Broncos and the NFL's pluckiest phenomenon ran headlong into the august New England Patriots, and fell by the unflattering score of 41-23. Tebow-Mania Ends...For Now
A deep flush spread up Rita's face and colored her pale skin an unflattering red.
She sits for her entire first act with a single beam of light on her face, which is boldly unflattering but dramatic, and who can hate that?
At best, they look at the image that his handlers manage to concoct, weigh it against the unflattering caricature that his opponents try to sell, and decide which they prefer to believe.
An unflattering painting of the Queen Mother has surfaced after being quietly kept from public view for more than 25 years.
One night, he awoke and looked at the women of his gynaeceum, asleep around him in unflattering postures - frozen in a corpselike slumber.
The tone is unrelievedly negative, with the unflattering contrasts between appearance and reality a constant and at times wearying tattoo. Times, Sunday Times
The Hull boss vowed to go on a diet after unflattering pictures of him sunbathing on a Barbados beach emerged this week. The Sun
He needed a quick routine that would fit into his schedule and decided to take action after unflattering pictures of him were published in August. The Sun
Think body-con dresses are hideously unflattering? Times, Sunday Times
I super-duper hate unflattering pictures of me going on the internet without anyone asking me if that was okay to post, and even more so when I have told the photographer numerous times that I do not want to be photographed. Odin's Day
I recall ‘unflattering remarks’ aimed at me on the drill square.
This means untidy hair, unflattering clothes and no make-up. Times, Sunday Times
The TV presenter faced a conundrum after trying to turn back the clock with unflattering bleached locks. The Sun
The knee-length dresses were unflattering and ugly.
He is also known for shining an unflattering light on officials accused of corruption. Times, Sunday Times
Just a couple of weeks after giving birth she took some very unflattering photos of herself. The Sun
Finally, bold colors tend to be unflattering on men with fair hair and light skin.
This is my worst design, it's really unflattering. The Sun
My only gripe is that it becomes a decidedly unflattering portrait of a man who will always be known as a funny genius.
At North Sea, cons regularly slip unflattering press cuttings under the door of Archer's cell in a fruitless effort to rile the peer.

How To Use Unflattering In A Sentence

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