Example Sentences
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The women were joined by male university students sporting tattoos and T-shirts, Western attire frowned upon by the regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Henderson said he only realized the solicitation he’d been asked to do might be frowned upon after Orchid told him as much at their meal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
In the past, administrators "frowned upon trade schools, they wanted to steer everybody to go to college."
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
It was frowned upon courting attention at Everton.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
Jonah frowned and began gathering up the papers.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
