Example Sentences

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When you’re getting out of an Uber, Tesla’s unintuitive door handle can embarrass you.

From Slate • Sep. 28, 2025

To get around this commonsense conclusion, Thomas redefined the words “inadequate or ineffective” to mean something weirdly specific and unintuitive.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2023

I have to appreciate the unintuitive spelling of both Dyanne and Izaak’s names.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2023

The 2023 ID.4 gets a 12-inch touchscreen as standard, which also looks impressive but is somewhat unintuitive with its controls and menu layout.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022

The name cat for the former operation is just as unintuitive as, say, LISP's cdr.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.