Example Sentences

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The modest success of this message, however, contains an irony, one that is discomforting to the Jackson campaign: it seems to appeal to affluent white liberals more than to the poorer white workers.

From Time Magazine Archive

But William A. Patterson, the outspoken president of United Air Lines, has much that is discomforting to say about air safety.

From Time Magazine Archive

Something is discomforting about a sun that gives no heat but keeps shining.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

The consciousness of duty neglected is discomforting, and personal comfort is the god of their kind.

From A Child of the Jago by Morrison, Arthur