Example Sentences

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Kamara - who scored a stunning winner against Wolves last month - is viewed as almost unique, someone who can do the unglamourous spade work without the ball, at a subtle but high technical level.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

It was the perfect claustrophobic, unglamourous and period-specific setting for a humiliating ordeal designed to make Oppenheimer feel small.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

His aides see O’Malley as the best retail politician in the field and he’ll spend the next seven months doing the unglamourous, but valuable work of introducing himself to as many people as possible.

From MSNBC • Jul. 9, 2015

As a young boy obsessed with football, my life changed after reading this gritty, beautifully-paced account of the bitterness, frustrations and unglamourous lifestyle of an ordinary footballer.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2011