How To Use Unpopular In A Sentence

Smith enforced a highly unpopular no-guns policy in the cowtown, and for the most part, made the law stick by beating the hell out of people with his bare hands. The Four Toughest Men of the Old West
He is a man with a reputation for being tough and unafraid of unpopular decisions.
Lets hope her constituents rise up in the next election and oust this unqualified and opportunitistic showboater who only won by running against an unpopular and dying incumbent. Archive 2009-08-01
His main task will be to ensure that the debt-laden country passes an unpopular bailout plan before elections in February. Times, Sunday Times
Some cheered at the decision, but the president's decision is unpopular among some parties who priorly bid coalition with Yudhoyono's Democratic Party (Partai Demokrat - PD [id]). Global Voices in English » Indonesia: Central Bank Chief, the next VP?

When the euro went into Italy, the lira suddenly became unpopular with young people.
Anthony Gould was said to be one of the most unpopular men in the prison because of a crusade against drug abuse.
Night flights from the airport are deeply unpopular.
Sticking to a good but unpopular policy is fine. Times, Sunday Times
Anti-clerical knights of the shire who wished to disendow the Church, riotous tenants of an unpopular abbey, parishioners who refused to pay their tithes, would often be called The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy
Although many of his policies were unpopular, he had the courage of his convictions to see them through.
A company that has auditors poring over its accounts is unpopular at any time.
The youth club leader was unpopular with the young people because he was always flinging his weight about.
Apart from being a brilliant if flawed politician, he was up against a divided and unpopular Opposition. The Sun
He felt that there was no point putting forward an unpopular policy when it wasn't strictly necessary. Times, Sunday Times
socially unpopular
So what is the point of courting such unpopularity over tax credits for so little saving? Times, Sunday Times
But your example of the climatologist is of someone whose research is unpopular, not dishonest. Churchill, Horowitz, Plagiarism, and Academic Freedom
Put briefly, the rigorous econometric analysis undertaken by these four scholars led them to conclude that "to the extent that counterinsurgent forces engage in unpopular and aggressive operations that generate specific local grievances, they are likely to facilitate increased recruitment and support for insurgent groups. Jay Mandle: War Does Not Promote Democracy
His views on the nature of prophecy were unpopular among religious scholars.
The Bill perpetuates all the anomalies, unfairness, regional variations and bureaucracy that made the poll tax unpopular.
His unpopular views made him a social leper.
But public service broadcasting is about making mistakes, taking risks and courting unpopularity.
The representativecanget energizedby leveragingpopular sentiment against the warand a realneed for change by opening the debate to unseatthe veryunpopularVP. Getting Reps to Vote "No" to Tabling the Resolution on Impeachment
When the claim Of a roan of distinguished merit arose, there was generally no vacancy of this kind; and when the vacancies occurred, the offices were in truth given away upon political or family considerations, without much re - gard to distinguished merit The word sinecure was a very unpopular word, and indeed so was the word pension, of which several no very favourable definitions had been given. The Parliamentary Register: Or an Impartial Report of the Debates that Have Occured in the Two ...
If you study the numbers closely, you see that liquor is probably wildly popular with women in their 20s, and unpopular with men the same age. lh says: Matthew Yglesias » The Wine Track
Alternatively, a Prime Minister may reshuffle a minister who has been associated with policies which have failed or which are unpopular.
The campaign against Kiaochow was unpopular from the outset among the Japanese public because it was felt that they were not legitimately called upon to interest themselves in such a remote question as the balance of power among European nations, which was what British warfare against Germany seemed to them to be. The Fight for the Republic in China
He said he hoped to work with Fife council leader Peter Grant and hoped he would agree to stop what he called the unpopular care home charges. Top Stories - Google News
After some difficulty in "dodging" the sentries, which General Simpson, with his most unpopular and unnecessary policy, insists on placing everywhere, we reached the Fourth Division just as the Guards were marching down to their places in reserve. Journal Kept During The Russian War: From The Departure Of The Army From England In April 1854, To The Fall Of Sebastopol
The industry's unpopularity makes its stocks peculiarly appealing now, particularly if we're on the cusp of a new bull market.
Being an inexperienced traveller she took a good many trunks and was pretty unpopular with the steward before he could make her understand that one trunk to the stateroom was the rule. Gigolo
She stands a good chance, since only two people are contesting the seat and the other candidate is very unpopular.
(A few of my team went to the States about a month ago and brought back chocolate as a pressie for us all ... it's still kicking around now which just shows how unpopular it's been!) 6 comments Paul's birthday weekend
I remember checking a maid because she sang some bairnly kickshaw while my mind was thus engaged; and my asperity brought about my ears the enmity of all the petticoats about the house; of which I reeked very little, but it amused Mr. Henry, who rallied me much upon our joint unpopularity. Persecutions Endured
He experienced the worst plunge into unpopularity of any President of the Fifth Republic in his first year of office.
While Graham is a popular figure in evangelical circles and neutral with the general public, Robertson is relatively uninfluential with evangelicals and unpopular with the general public.
The Liberals will hope to do as well as at the general election and the Scottish Nationalists to gain from mid-term Government unpopularity at Westminster.
Given the increasing sophistication that leaders like Uganda's Yoweri Museveni, Rwanda's Paul Kagame, and Ethiopia's Meles Zenawi have shown in precooking elections before polling day, the result is a policy that effectively prevents presidents from being ousted either militarily or through the ballot box, no matter how unpopular they become. Is There Such Thing As A Good Coup?
Megawati should have the guts to make unpopular policies that will benefit the majority.
Those who snipe about colleagues not only end up the most unpopular - but also have the least influence at work. The Sun
This was high statesmanship, since each planned to use a new mandate to enact politically courageous and unpopular things.
Ed 'dopey' Milliband is the most unpopular leader of a UK political party since Iain Duncan Smith and Labour are plotting his downfall already - a huge infight will take place in 2011/12. The coalition counts on blaming Labour for everything. Bad move| Rafael Behr
Unpopular plans to build ten family homes on unofficial allotments beside a village conservation area have been blocked.
Winchester has reintroduced the tang safety on its lever actions this year, replacing the unpopular cross-bolt safety.
Taxes are unpopular, so easier all round to peddle the myth that “too many people are in gaol” than to address the problem of persistent offenders. on October 8, 2009 at 6: 57 pm Wig and Gown Take A Deep Breath….. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
However, wind farms are often unpopular because they are unsightly.
It was a painful and unpopular decision.
As unpopular as the statistic became, we have always viewed estimates of purchasing power parity (PPP) useful as a first step in gauging a currency's risk. 2005 Investment Outlook
They also find it hard to coordinate orders, so that popular magazines sell out before the month is up and unpopular ones are oversupplied and have to be thrown away.
Sleiman took a risk in mentioning the abolition of political confessionalism, which is unpopular among Christians, and no doubt in the coming days his critics, many of whom would otherwise advocate setting up a system of thirds, will bellow that the president is selling the Christians out. The Daily Star > News Feed
The closest thing to a comparison is probably something like 1952: the economy was doing quite well that year, but the Korean War had become fairly unpopular, Democrats had been in power for a long time, and Republicans nominated an exceptional candidate in Eisenhower, leading Truman to decline a chance at another term and Adlai Stevenson to do poorly in his place. NYT > Home Page
This heap of unpopularity notwithstanding, the Supreme Court said last week the government wrongly prosecuted the abominated Jeff Skilling under something called the "honest services fraud" law. A Plague of Vagueness
A North Yorkshire museum is so unpopular it costs council tax payers a whopping £9.78 per visitor to keep it open.
The tax was so unpopular that the government decided to dump it.
The former minister has been making himself unpopular recently, sniping at his ex-colleagues.
For it is not his lack of abilities but his outward appearance that makes him unpopular. The Times Literary Supplement
How unpopular would a president need to be before his unpopularity made it safe to follow the dictates of your own principles?
While discharging duties, I have taken unpopular decisions in my career, but without an iota of prejudice.
The unpopularity of the green movement still makes the term "environmental" seem toxic in some circles. MarketWatch.com - Top Stories
The government could also work towards a more harmonious and inclusive society that tolerated and protected differences of opinion, especially unpopular ones.
However, behind this façade lurks a strict disciplinarian who never hesitates to act firmly and take unpopular decisions.
Membership has sunk to below 200,000 and, after 12 years in office, many cabinet ministers are seen as tired, unpopular or not credible leaders.
The poll also found the Legislature remains unpopular among the electorate.
Children identified by teachers as unpopular were likely to be overtly exposed to aversive social environments, either because they clearly had few friends and playmates or because peers were actively mean or hostile toward them.
The heavy-handed treatment of his opponent is likely to undermine public support for a deeply unpopular regime. Times, Sunday Times
Meanwhile various unpopular rulers who have held onto power with American support will be forced to submit to the will of their people.
The renewed oppression of the Continent by the old reigning families, the countenance apparently given by the English Government to the conspiracy against liberty called the Holy Alliance, and the enormous weight of the national debt and taxation occasioned by so long and costly a war, tendered the government and parliament very unpopular. Chapter IV. Youthful Propagandism. The Westminster Review
If they succeed at this, blackjack will become as unpopular as American roulette.
This would open a constitutional can of worms, particularly given how unpopular the monarchy is in Quebec. Times, Sunday Times
His penchant for big questions, his lucid and often limpid prose, and his willingness to pose unconventional and unpopular arguments have combined to make him a must-read.
I will not hesitate to take unpopular decisions.
Such measures would be unpopular, depriving us of toys we now deem necessary. Times, Sunday Times
An unpopular strike will remind voters of that umbilical connection. Times, Sunday Times
The French didn't think much of her dithering and she soon became unpopular. Times, Sunday Times
I think I am more unpopular than most people. Times, Sunday Times
Here's another fact sure to be unpopular with the doomsayers: the survey was taken last Fall.
Although Gingrich’s national unpopularity has become the stuff of legend -- it’s at a nearly toxic 56 percent -- a core group of Republican voters thinks he has the best chance of scoring a below-the-belt knockout blow against President Barack Obama in the November election. John Feffer: The New Marx
This was clearly unpopular with the stars of the gallery and the drama queens of politics, so was dropped after its one, demonstrably successful, trial.
It may be that for a long time some nations will continue to fight each other, but the example of those nations who prefer arbitration to war, law courts to the battlefield, must sooner or later influence the belligerent powers and make war as unpopular as pugilism is now. Randal Cremer - Nobel Lecture
So, it seems these lawgivers are indeed above the laws that are so vigorously enforced on unpopular public figures who are supporters of the wrong political party.
Despite widespread unpopularity, the party did not meet its Waterloo until the election of 1997.
The more unpopular an opinion is, the more necessary is it that the holder should be somewhat punctilious in his observance of conventionalities generally.
Unions will stage a protest today against the plans, which they say are deeply unpopular. Times, Sunday Times
Curious as Lot's wife , he had made himself unpopular among his friends.
The paradoxical truth is that nothing is more unpopular with the public than the pursuit of the public interest.
It is the controversiality of the HCR bills, not what is actually in them, that is unpopular. Think Progress » Democrats Need To Pass A Comprehensive Health Care Bill
Her police officer is introverted, unpopular and deeply miserable. Times, Sunday Times
His agrarian reforms, especially those against large property, made him unpopular among the bourgeoisie.
Rail watchdogs blamed the overcrowding on a combination of train operator One's unpopular new timetable and shortage of serviceable rolling stock.
Second, he grossly misrepresents the views of the American people, blaming them for an increasingly unpopular policy pursued by the US ruling elite.
The youth club leader was unpopular with the young people because he was always flinging his weight around.
A sharper-than-expected slowdown, however, would increase pressure on Mr. Sarkozy's government to announce large, unpopular spending cut.
Johnson was unpopular with the management because he was a well-known rabble-rouser.
Initially it seemed unlikely that this stern, aloof, and unpopular general would be the person to inaugurate a democratic tradition.
He was prepared to take on the education establishment and court unpopularity to make the system work for those who cannot afford school fees. Times, Sunday Times
Higher fuel prices can cause unwelcome rises in inflation, restrict economic growth and are unpopular with voters.
They need to ask themselves if they want to be forever known as unkind and uncaring, the lawmakers who while spending untold hundreds of billions of dollars to wage an unpopular war refused to approve a couple of extra billion over five years to provide health insurance for uncovered American children. Leo W. Gerard: Congress is Daring to Knock the Chip Off Bush's Shoulder
Bishop, the "Prayer-meeting Bands" were still in full force, and the "ditties" were not very unpopular with the minority who did Unwritten History
Yet, even as the American people warmed to Sotomayor last week, the fact remains that her court’s decision in Ricci is unpopular. Wonk Room » What Skip The Professor Teaches Us About Frank The Firefighter
unpopular ideas
TARP was unpopular from the get-go, and Americans opposed its extension 56-32 last January, according to a poll then from Diageo/Hotline. Think Progress » Calling GOP Obstruction ‘Disgraceful,’ Reid Urges Obama To Recess Appoint ‘All’ Held-Up Nominees
The high tax policy is certainly unpopular, although it's unlikely to meet the soaring armament expenditures.
The French didn't think much of her dithering and she soon became unpopular. Times, Sunday Times
But even as she plays up the 1990s, Sen. Clinton has had to distance herself from some of the unpopular policies of her husband's administration, namely the North American Free Trade Agreement, which she has said she opposed. In Evoking Good of '90s, Clinton
Take one unpopular president, a brace of struggling statesmen and a couple of global summits.
His advanced views made him unpopular with many of the clergy.
In a piece labelled ‘The Crow Files’, the newspaper wrote, ‘It is no coincidence that the bull-necked, bullhorn-voiced Mr Crow is an ardent support of Millwall football club, whose thuggish fans rejoice in their unpopularity’.
In the midst of this, Pinfold suspects he is going insane, and when he discovers he is being hoaxed by enemies among the passengers, he is relieved: “He might be unpopular; he might be ridiculous; but he was not mad.” Henry’s Demons
The more unpopular an opinion is, the more necessary is it that the holder should be somewhat punctilious in his observance of conventionalities generally.
The Government is in no mood to do something so unpopular as the former. Times, Sunday Times
Rates were paid only by householders, and became increasingly unpopular at a time of inflation.
Curious as Lot's wife , she has made herself unpopular among her friends.
It sounds all too much like the previous case, with the council using its powers as landowner and granter of planning permission to try to force through highly unpopular schemes.
Because I wanted to write much-acclaimed, tear-jerkingly purple prose about wide-eyed, fly-infested children — not cold, unpopular and even “racist” accusations about African male culpability. Writing what I should have written so many years ago « Isegoria
The proposed increase in income tax proved deeply unpopular with the electorate.
As for the men, well a stroll to the adult video store will quickly dispel the idea that lesbians are somehow unpopular with hetero men.
To cope with the aftershock, Mr Perez has made himself unpopular by bringing in painful economic reforms.
Such measures would be unpopular, depriving us of toys we now deem necessary. Times, Sunday Times
In high school, I was very unpopular, and I did encounter a little prejudice.
Understandably, he was unpopular at school. Times, Sunday Times
This change will be deeply unpopular with banks and solicitors because it places the burden of establishing a safe harbour defence on their shoulders. Times, Sunday Times
This agitation ended an unpopular attempt by the British government to renew convict transportation.
Yet the move is deeply unpopular in some quarters.
The government is becoming increasingly unpopular.
Although rue is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens or flowerbeds, its strong smell usually makes rue unpopular for use close to homes.
Manual labour has become unpopular with young people.
But I'm scratching my head over how a show that's unpopular ratings-wise and critically would get picked up after a pair of airings. Ask Matt: Homeland, The Middle, Raising Hope, Community
Such comments from a well-respected Republican member of Congress like Sen. Hagel demonstrate how unpopular the Bush policy – and McCain strategy – of disengagement is among Americans -- even Republican. Hagel criticizes McCain over Iran comments
The provision of reasons for decisions has become unpopular because reasons give more ammunition for challenge and negligence claims: see 14.7.7.
His autocratic style made him extremely unpopular, and most of his achievements turned out to be temporary.
Under his leadership, the Tory Party sank to unfathomed levels of unpopularity and contempt.
Friesians and Jerseys will have to trample a lot of washing before they become as unpopular as York's pigeons.
That toothless quote has inflicted great damage on the deeply unpopular president. Times, Sunday Times
The government oversteps its discretionary power to censor political speech when protesters are discriminated against merely based on the content of their unpopular speech.
The name of Middleton was unpopular, and his proscription very naturally tempted me to peruse his writings and those of his antagonists.
On the other hand, some people will be reluctant to express unpopular views unless they can do so anonymously, so antimask laws deter some unpopular speech. The Volokh Conspiracy » Writing exercise:
For it is not his lack of abilities but his outward appearance that makes him unpopular. The Times Literary Supplement
The recent upheavals were so unpopular that it would be a brave government to implement anything like that again.
There was a personal reason why the bishop was unpopular among the citizens, for "he procured that the justices in eyre should sit in London; on which occasion, because the citizens had committed various offences, they were heavily punished by the loss of their liberties, by pecuniary mulcts, and by bodily chastisment, as they deserved. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See
The traditional treatment using the drug pilocarpine lacked systemic side effects but produced pinpoint pupils and was unpopular with patients.
That will mean dithering and delay at a time when urgent and decisive and - yes - deeply unpopular action is needed. The Sun
The unpopular, unpressurised Shorts 360 aircraft used by Loganair are to be phased out by the end of August.
Shillinger said some officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development are also concerned their humanitarian programs could be "stigmatized" by direct links with the military, which has melded aid programs with combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan - wars unpopular in most of ANC Daily News Briefing
Many Americans were first exposed to Breillat's films through Romance, a critically touted but unpopular film.
But actually winning the war – as opposed to taking deft stances toward it – will require the same level of stick-to-itiveness and willingness to sustain high degrees of unpopularity that Bush displayed when he doubled-down on his bets in Iraq, and that President Abraham Lincoln displayed during the Civil War. Be Like Bush
Megawati's economic policies have also made her highly unpopular.
A deal would be painful and deeply unpopular on the island. Times, Sunday Times
The move has proved unpopular with the public in Slovakia, where the average monthly wage is 14 000 korunas.
Labour officials point to polls showing that negative campaigning is increasingly unpopular with voters.
Judges were able to sentence unpopular people, have them shot and then go to lunch. Times, Sunday Times
I'm sure Straw Dogs is rather unpopular with the feminist community, and I find myself repulsed by the film for the same reason.
The committee's confrontational style of campaigning has made it unpopular.
The measures taken to curb inflation were bound to be unpopular. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century
That will mean dithering and delay at a time when urgent and decisive and - yes - deeply unpopular action is needed. The Sun
The proposed increase in income tax proved deeply unpopular with the electorate.
They were defending the right of the pamphleteer to publish ideas that were unpopular in society or inconvenient for the state.
Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union are beginning a two-day stoppage over a pay claim and an unpopular appraisal system.
The most immediate effect of the bankruptcy and the State's reviving capacity for taxing its citizens was to increase its unpopularity among the very propertied groups on which it claimed to base its support.
Some European nations have passed so-called anticult laws aimed at curbing the rights of unpopular new religions. AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
It is true indeed, that the delator was an unpopular person in the Roman Empire, and, besides, in accusing a The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy
Cuts in government expenditure are politically unpopular.
But then an unpopular player gets hurt in a high-profile game and everyone's a leatherhead again. A Snap Judgment on Cutler
This explains not only his testy relations with some colleagues, but also his unpopularity with teachers and parents. Times, Sunday Times
In 273 BC, King Areus of Sparta was away with most of the army when his unpopular uncle Cleonymus invited King Pyrrhus of Epirus to invade Sparta.
Although this might be unpopular in the short term, at least they will regain some respect once the current mob mentality dies down.
People who message a lot feel unpopular if they don't get many back.
Several unpopular decisions diminished the governor's popularity.
Last year's hike of seven per cent and the previous year's 16 per cent increase proved highly unpopular.
The case of detainee Omar Khadr highlights how President Barack Obama has struggled to carry out a pledge he made immediately after taking office to close the globally unpopular military prison, which he called a recruiting tool for terrorists. The Guardian World News
Iraq is deeply unpopular with the French electorate as a whole.
The more unpopular an opinion is, the more necessary is it that the holder should be somewhat punctilious in his observance of conventionalities generally.
Several unpopular decisions diminished the governor's popularity.
The Chancellor is deeply unpopular with voters.
Regionally, US policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has made it extremely unpopular.
Let the infighting begin. anytimecowboy: This is amazing, the GOP has no front runner for jamerican negril 1 minute ago (10:32 AM) i can't wait until the televised teaKKKlan "debates" when they tear int0 0ne an0ther! jamerican_negril: i can't wait until the televised teaKKKlan "debates" when they Petey131 8 minutes ago (10:25 AM) The word "slim" is no where to be found in this t00l... akrazyrunner 12 minutes ago (10:21 AM) You mean the Governor elected with less than 50% of the vote in an off year election with an "Independe nt" spoiler in the race in somehow unpopular? The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Obviously having a current big poll defecit, a poor overall performance on May 1, and an unpopular PM is not the combination of factors one would choose to defend a seat in a by-election, even as a rellie of the previous MP. BBC Nicky Campbell: GOO is Shallow Chancellor
Meanwhile, an unpopular new single property tax is expected to come into force next year. Times, Sunday Times
Cuts in government expenditure are politically unpopular.
The reforms are unpopular with the mass of teachers and parents.
Great leaders are willing to retire unloved and unpopular as the price for great exertion.
It is the morose look, the harsh expression, the tone of irritation and fretfulness which is so unpopular in school. The Teacher Or, Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and Government of the Young
Of course, the five groups are unpopular with different segments of the population, which is precisely why together they provide a useful seismograph of tolerance in America. American Grace
What does an opposition party do exactly if it doesn't "obstruct" a weak and unpopular President from shoving extremist legislation down the country's collective throat? Archive 2006-09-01
She was 28 and unpopular from the start.
His attitude made him very unpopular with colleagues.
He was a generally unpopular choice for captain.
An attorney-at-law shall defend the interest of his client without fear of judicial disfavour or public unpopularity.
This explains not only his testy relations with some colleagues, but also his unpopularity with teachers and parents. Times, Sunday Times
Leaders fear that setting strict limits will either cause rebellious behavior or make them unpopular.
She was also the victim of the deeply unpopular Republican brand and the ailing economy that were the major factors in the party's demise. Times, Sunday Times
The firm pays over the odds for working in unpopular areas.
The high tax policy is certainly unpopular, although it's unlikely to meet the soaring armament expenditures.
The war is radioactively unpopular, with only around 35% of Americans still supporting it, and bringing the troops home ranks as one of their biggest political priorities, second only to the economy. Josh Mull: Axis of Agreement Watch: Joe Klein's "Lucky" Strategy
The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive.
I had to do a hatchet job and that made me very unpopular. The Sun
Night flights from the airport are deeply unpopular.
There was a spate of complaints in the press recently about cable TV operators assigning Taiwan's three sports broadcasters into unpopular slots.
Slave-Power; such apologists and supporters of Wrong; such pusillanimous, weak-hearted advocates of the unpopular Right; such slaves to Cotton and its threats, that we had almost lost the God-given independence of American freemen, and seemed -- thank God! events have proved only _seemed_ -- to be entirely given up to money and mechanics, to have become, indeed, a nation of peddlers. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862
This act was deeply unpopular, and implicated Ford in the traumas of Watergate.

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