Use "unseemly" in a sentence

1. Leonora couldn't guess, and Ruby couldn't tell her, exactly what was in the large, oddly shaped crate, but it took four hands and two backs to maneuver it out of the truck and into the garage of the grateful recipient, who gave them each an extra cash bonus as he rubbed his hands together with unseemly delight

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2. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet

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3. A brief but unseemly episode marred the otherwise well-conducted ceremony when Scovel, angry at being excluded by Shafter’s ban on the press, scaled the roof of the Palace in order to appear in photographs of the flag-raising

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4. When a society begins to lose its moral compass or becomes less critical of questionable points of views or unseemly behavior that diminishes an individual‘s intellectual and moral character, however, and when principled and far-sighted judgments(s) become increasingly muddled and uncertain and when that society fails to exercise reasonable discretion by indiscriminately embracing every hare-brained idea for tolerance sake or taking every (novel) proposition at its face value without giving serious thought to the matter and when an individual, lest he or she be perceived as close-minded or confrontational, remains on the sidelines as a casual observer rather than an active participant, such actions or inactions, whatever the case may be, must inevitably usher the moral and intellectual decline of that society

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5. In order to break bad habits, an individual needs to return unseemly habits back to the ―realm of consciousness and regain the ability to make (constructive) choices

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6. An individual cannot always control the currents of his or her own thoughts although it lies within that individual to critically examine the appropriateness of such thoughts or ideas that might otherwise influence his or her behavior in an unseemly manner

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7. Notwithstanding our human shortcomings, however, how far should any society be expected to tolerate, for ―unity‘s sake‖, irreconcilable moral and ethical misconduct that is quickly gaining momentum within political circles? Who remains accountable for the unseemly actions of our public officials who seem unwilling or unable to reform themselves, if not the Conscience of the American People? In what manner does that society continue supporting notions of unity in view of prevailing (double) standards that falsely qualify appearances as uncharacteristic or unimportant? In what manner does that society achieve consistency between public and private matters where

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8. Therefore, we are witnessing a disturbing tendency of ascribing unseemly behavior to phantom designs irrationally impervious to experience, evidence and final proofs that should (otherwise) correctly inform our actions

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9. “I’m very sorry about having to rezort to zis kind of unseemly beehavior, but I thought zat perhaps a test vould be more convinzing

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10. The Patriarch let out an almost hysterical laughter, his shoulders bobbing freely up and down in an unseemly lack of decorum

11. The Castigator let off what could be considered an unseemly laugh, and continued:

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12. I‘m sorry to be calling you at this unseemly hour, but we had a phone call from your brother, Adam Allerton

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13. I wouldn’t dream of disturbing her when she and the wind are in the throws of passion; it would be unseemly

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14. Then I said: 'for what object is this blessed land, which is entirely filled with trees, and this accursed valley between?' Then Uriel, one of the holy angels who was with me, answered and said: 'This accursed valley is for those who are accursed forever: Here shall all the accursed be gathered together who utter with their lips against the Lord unseemly words and of His glory speak hard things

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15. 45 unseemly; And the Lord of the sheep sent the lamb to another lamb and raised it to being a ram and leader of the sheep instead of that

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16. 53 But Adikam was a cunning and wise man and knowing in all the wisdom of Egypt, but of unseemly aspect, thick in flesh, and very short in stature; his height was one cubit

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17. One can easily pick out the person that makes these unseemly remarks because they are always Democratic Socialists

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18. Then I said: 'for what object is this blessed land which is entirely filled with trees and this accursed valley between?' Then Uriel one of the holy angels who was with me answered and said: 'This accursed valley is for those who are accursed forever: Here shall all the accursed be gathered together who utter with their lips against the Lord unseemly words and of His glory speak hard things

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19. 53 But Adikam was a cunning and wise man and knowing in all the wisdom of Egypt but of unseemly aspect thick in flesh and very short in stature; his height was one cubit

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20. He could, he supposed, have gleaned the details from the man’s mind as such fresh knowledge would not yet be buried deep, but he had not thought to do so and besides it would have been unseemly

21. " I answered her "Lady have I sinned against you? How? or when spoke I an unseemly word to you? Did I not always think of you as a lady? Did I not always respect you as a sister? Why do you falsely accuse me of this wickedness and impurity?" With a smile she replied to me "The desire of wickedness arose within your heart

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22. What then think you all? If one does anything unseemly in the incorruptible contest what shall he have to bear? For of those who do not preserve the seal [unbroken] [the Scripture] says "Their worm shall not die and their fire shall not be quenched and they shall be a spectacle to all flesh

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23. that some individual or group has discreditable opinions or unseemly habits, this minority may be

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24. “That’s a fire exit but also used to bring in supplies and staff so nothing goes through the reception rooms during an event---such activity would be tacky and unseemly

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25. " When he entered the house, he found the flute-players already there with the mourners, who were making an unseemly tumult; already were the relatives engaged in weeping and wailing

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26. " And then, looking straight into the eyes of the two honor-seeking apostles, he said: "Because I have long known and loved you; because I have even lived in your mother's house; because Andrew has assigned you to be with me at all times; therefore do you permit your mother to come to me secretly, making this unseemly request

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27. Since others had seized the high seats, Peter thought to choose the lowest, and he did this, not merely in protest against the unseemly pride of his brethren, but with the hope that Jesus, when he should come and see him in the place of least honor, would call him up to a higher one, thus displacing one who had presumed to honor himself

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28. Imagine the amazement of these twelve men, who had so recently refused to wash one another's feet, and who had engaged in such unseemly disputes about positions of honor at the table, when they saw him make his way around the unoccupied end of the table to the lowest seat of the feast, where Simon Peter reclined, and, kneeling down in the attitude of a servant, make ready to wash Simon's feet

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29. The unseemly couple went into the big building behind the shack and Joe Billie, still carrying the war club, pointed it at a table

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30. Despite this, the unseemly gentleman stood up off his barstool and walked over, glass in hand

31. continued, “I am afraid that it would be unseemly for the

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32. envy, doesn't brag, and is not arrogant; LOVE does not behave unseemly, does not seek its own

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33. It is perhaps unseemly to defend the vapourising of two cities that some view as the most monstrous acts of the twentieth century

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34. that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet

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35. Much earlier than that, and their unseemly

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36. It was unseemly to enter her bedroom

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37. For the couple having disappeared beneath the window, short of stretching themselves out of it to watch, which would have been unseemly, there was nothing for it but to get on with Pythagoras

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38. I was in no mood to listen to their idle chitchat about how unseemly it is for a man to visit a young woman in her rooms, without a female relative or servant being present

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39. Natalia’s driver has my full permission to overtake us and you’ll be free to ride with her the rest of the way after she admonishes me about unseemly manners! ” His eyes twinkled and his laugh eased my discomfort

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40. Should I--" a small pause, while Manby struggled with, and triumphed over, an inconvenient and unseemly feeling in her throat which easily might have ended as a sob--"should I tell the housekeeper to prepare a room?"

41. He slithered through the doorway first, hoping to shield his steady girl from any particularly unseemly spectacle

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42. Her mother would have thought it unseemly to see her sitting down on the ground

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43. The nursery was furnished, the cradle trimmed, a pale blue perambulator blocked the passage, neat stacks of little clothes filled the cupboards, and Frau Dosch, a hoary person of unseemly conversation, interviewed and told to be on the alert

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44. We continued but his leg was between mine and I didn’t want to end up on the floor in some unseemly tryst

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45. “My Lord, it would be highly unseemly,” Chambers said, stepping forward

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46. since it would most certainly be unseemly for the Prime

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47. I asked, what, and I got the answer, that they strip naked and play around with each other, which sounded very interesting though I was sure my parents would never indulge in such unseemly conduct

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48. Which I did, much to my disgust both for my meekness and this unseemly gesture, this distortion of the humility that Christ tried to teach us

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49. And we can’t have that, now; can we? Then there would be chaos, change, upheaval… All conservatives constantly rave about the unseemly changes happening in their once-comfortable, unquestioned existence

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50. how I did want to do unseemly things to her

51. On the contrary he that has this hope in him purified himself; the only certain sign of possessing life eternal is love—a love which 'vaunteth not itself, doth not behave itself unseemly

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52. He understood that these feelings really were her _secret treasure_, which she had kept perhaps for years, perhaps from childhood, while she lived with an unhappy father and a distracted stepmother crazed by grief, in the midst of starving children and unseemly abuse and reproaches

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53. drunk, had a loud and most unseemly laugh and only fancy--was without a waistcoat! One of the visitors sat straight down to the table without even greeting Katerina Ivanovna

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54. gone out, that is, if he is well, and has forgotten his mother, it's humiliating and unseemly for his mother to stand at his door begging for kindness

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55. ' Well, what could I answer, especially as your story is a more likely one than his? for there's nothing but psychology to support his evidence--that's almost unseemly with his ugly mug, while you hit the mark exactly, for the rascal is an inveterate drunkard and notoriously so

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56. In attempting to be completely honest, the governor actually lost the support of some women voters and evangelical Christians who thought his admission unseemly

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57. For an instant the mother stood, like a statue of despair, looking wildly down at the unseemly object, which had so lately nestled in her bosom and smiled in her face; and then she raised her eyes and countenance toward heaven, as if calling on God to curse the perpetrator of the foul deed

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58. `Doubtless some of you have noticed the unseemly condition of the interior of our Chapel

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59. unseemly condition and need varnishing

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60. Brother Didlum did not mention the details of the `arrangement', to have done so at that time would have been most unseemly, but the following extract from the accounts of the chapel will not be out of place here: `Paid to Rev

61. Lydia had already told him about surprising Claire at the cemetery that afternoon, though she’d left out the unseemly bit about squatting over Paul’s grave

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62. He had evidently been offended by the unseemly conduct of the two well-dressed young men, for after a preliminary glance round upon the crowd, he fixed his gaze upon the pair, and immediately launched out upon a long tirade against what he called `Infidelity'

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63. The unseemly appearance of this dirty garment was heightened by the circumstance that he had not taken the trouble to adjust it properly

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64. The young clergyman, after a few hours of privacy, was sensible that the disorder of his nerves had hurried him into an unseemly outbreak of temper, which there had been nothing in the physician's words to excuse or palliate

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65. They had an unseemly row in front of everyone

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66. Riding four to a car was deemed unseemly, so he pressed twice and got two

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67. The Russian fashion of matchmaking by the offices if intermediate persons was for some reason considered unseemly; it was ridiculed by every one, and by the princess herself

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68. And thereupon, at those words, the prince had all at once flown into a passion, and began to use unseemly language

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69. But to the prince the brightness and gaiety of the June morning, and the sound of the orchestra playing a gay waltz then in fashion, and above all, the appearance of the healthy attendants, seemed something unseemly and monstrous, in conjunction with these slowly moving, dying figures gathered together from all parts of Europe

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70. After accompanying Betsy to the outside hall, once more kissing her hand above the glove, at the point where the pulse beats, and murmuring to her such unseemly nonsense that she did not know whether to laugh or be angry, Stepan Arkadyevitch went to his sister

71. ‘But tell me one thing: was there in his tone anything unseemly, not nice, humiliatingly horrible?’ he said, standing before her again in the same position with his clenched fists on his chest, as he had stood before her that night

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72. Stepan Arkadyevitch always flirted with her in jest, and used to say to her, also in jest, the most unseemly things, knowing that nothing delighted her so much

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73. She forgot her fourth‐hand, gaudy silk dress, so unseemly here with its ridiculous long train, and her immense crinoline that filled up the whole doorway, and her light‐coloured shoes, and the parasol she brought with her, though it was no use at night, and the absurd round straw hat with its flaring flame‐coloured feather

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74. He understood that these feelings really were her secret treasure, which she had kept perhaps for years, perhaps from childhood, while she lived with an unhappy father and a distracted stepmother crazed by grief, in the midst of starving children and unseemly abuse and reproaches

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75. She got up and said: 'If he's gone out, that is, if he is well, and has forgotten his mother, it's humiliating and unseemly for his mother to stand at his door begging for kindness

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76. ' Well, what could I answer, especially as your story is a more likely one than his? for there's nothing but psychology to support his evidence—that's almost unseemly with his ugly mug, while you hit the mark exactly, for the rascal is an inveterate drunkard and notoriously so

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77. “Your boasting is unseemly,” Ser Glendon told the Fiddler

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78. This has been changing: some institutions are using their influence and it is becoming less easy for the board to dismiss awkward questions at the annual meeting, but still too many private individuals consider any questioning of the board as an unseemly delay of their free drinks

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79. Most of the damage to the nearby mansions was merely vandalism, but it still looked unseemly against the gleaming, virginal white of the Lyndon home

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80. But as a youth in love trembles, is unnerved, and dares not utter the thoughts he has dreamed of for nights, but looks around for help or a chance of delay and flight when the longed-for moment comes and he is alone with her, so Rostov, now that he had attained what he had longed for more than anything else in the world, did not know how to approach the Emperor, and a thousand reasons occurred to him why it would be inconvenient, unseemly, and impossible to do so

81. There was nothing wrong or unseemly in what they said, it was witty and might have been funny, but it lacked just that something which is the salt of mirth, and they were not even aware that such a thing existed

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82. A painstaking police officer, considering the presence of a corpse in his excellency’s courtyard unseemly, told the dragoons to take it away

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83. outburst was unseemly and would blow over in a minute or two; above all he knew that he

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84. Not only did she keep her son up to date on Norma Jeane’s activities (and in a way that probably made them seem like trouble in the making), but she also made it clear to her daughter-in-law that what she was doing was unseemly and could create problems in her marriage

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