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Recent Examples of unchivalrous
The steady unraveling of first impressions requires an unchivalrous running time of 152 minutes.
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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
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Despite staggering landscapes, the world is squalid and unjust.Daniel Eagan, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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The West’s diplomatic activity, although intense, has been confined to supporting Ukraine against what Western capitals consider an unjust invasion.Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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This term was derived from bawd, which referred to someone who encouraged immoral or promiscuous behavior, particularly a procuress or pimp.Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Some senior officers mistakenly believe that the military is obligated to resist orders that are unethical or immoral.Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
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Facebook has multiple ways to access your account with appropriate security measures in place so that unscrupulous people don’t try to use these methods to compromise your existing Facebook account.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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National Socialism, with its unscrupulous methods of deception, took care not to show how radical its aims were until the world was inured to them.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
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All of this coincided with a period of unprincipled practices in the media.Meg Walters, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2024
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And if an unprincipled president began his tenure by firing senior military officers for partisan political reasons, the military would lose trust in the executive branch and tensions would grow between the two sides.Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
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Still, Cold Case never quite acknowledges how, early on, even intimate friends of both Ramseys found their lack of cooperation with police unethical.Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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Have you ever been publicly disciplined for any unlawful or unethical actions in your career?Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
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Anything can happen, but polling trends increasingly suggest that the presidency of Donald Trump, which has itself seemed like an eternity to many, may be heading to its ignoble end.Christopher R. Hill, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2020
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In fact, the abrupt and ignoble death of his fan-favorite character, the hunky werewolf Alcide Herveaux, early in the final season of the HBO show left him eager to make up for it.Jessica Wang, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2024
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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
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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
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At least Kristi and Mari could be there to keep an eye on her, instead of just letting her fend for herself near all that juicy, rotten produce.Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The big picture: The city's Solid Waste Management Department will accept rotten jack-o'-lantern carcasses and other pumpkin remnants today through Dec. 6 — a longer window than in past years.Shafaq Patel, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Unchivalrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchivalrous. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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