Example Sentences

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Unemployment among younger workers, particularly college graduates, has been uncomfortably high in recent years.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Barabak: You’re having me tiptoe uncomfortably close to the Make A Prediction Zone, which I assiduously avoid.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

Cast-metal components that require a lot of labor in uncomfortably hot and dusty conditions are one example.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

“It’s uncomfortably hot and humid almost all year round, expensive and there’s construction everywhere,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

She was sweating, and the sweat on her back felt uncomfortably like blood.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas