unchivalrous

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Recent Examples of unchivalrous The steady unraveling of first impressions requires an unchivalrous running time of 152 minutes. David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2021 Princeton is proud of these letters; Eliot’s Harvard statement—at best unchivalrous, at worst faintly homicidal—demeans them, and has cast a long, green, Eliotic shadow over their unsealing. James Parker, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2020 This isn't the first time Trump has been accused of unchivalrous conduct. Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2018 They were also viewed as ungentlemanly, a form of unchivalrous cheating – a special kind of insult for professional soldiers. Paul D. Miller, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchivalrous
Adjective
  • If your work begins veering away from your values, that’s the space to occupy — where awareness of injustice remains acute; where ethical choices, however small, still exist; and where individual acts of conscience, even within an unjust system, can make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.
    Eric Muller, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Handy grew up in Kansas City, Kansas and like a lot of other teens in the late 90s and early 2000s, aspired to become the next big hip-hop artist using his lyrics to share stories of protest and resistance against an unjust system.
    J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Even though the Hamas charter directly calls for the murder of all Jews, all people must speak out against the immoral proposal to force an entire population into exile.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The Mann Act criminalizes transporting people across state lines for immoral purposes.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The Breaking Bad universe expanded after the original series’ final episode, exploring the origin story of unscrupulous attorney Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) in Better Call Saul.
    Will Harris, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The Briarcliff Entertainment and Rich Spirit movie follows Donald Trump (Stan) during his early New York City real estate days as he’s mentored by an unscrupulous attorney Roy Cohn (Strong).
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The notorious Sackler family, opioid pushers responsible for countless cases of addiction and death, can’t seem to settle their legal problems without turning to some kind of unprincipled maneuver.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Objective voters who watched the recent documentary about Lev Parnas, once a Trump ally, should fear a redux of a Cabinet running the government for an angry, unhinged, unprincipled man.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Trump’s order was denounced by Democrats including Sen. Patty Murray, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, who called the action unconscionable and unethical.
    Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Public pressure has led companies to drop controversial figures, improve labor practices, and cut ties with unethical suppliers.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But on this southern front of the Trump empire, Palm Beach County, Donald Trump is flirting with ignoble defeat.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • This is something of an ignoble cap to one of the worst years of Rodgers' illustrious career.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • However, much of Keaton’s dialogue comes at such a fast clip, his ungentlemanly implications may go over young audience members’ heads.
    Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
  • None too pleased to see the guys fighting in such an ungentlemanly manner outside his shop, the all-too-proper proprietor, Christof (Warburton), appears at the door wearing a tweed vest, bowtie and old-timey flat cap.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 July 2024
Adjective
  • Summary Flatulence that smells like rotten eggs is common and is caused by eating foods containing sulfur.
    Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
  • There is something rotten about it, and its been that way for a large sample size now.
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025

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“Unchivalrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchivalrous. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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