untoward
Example Sentences
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Out of nowhere, Ric appeared, said hello to everyone and, as if nothing untoward had happened, sat down and ate his eggs and beans.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Is she doing something untoward with his money?
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025
“There were times during those days that we did not make it to school due to inclement weather or some other untoward event,” she wrote in a biographical post on the McAdoo Center website.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025
There isn’t necessarily anything untoward about these arrangements.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
There was no fire, no smoke, not the slightest untoward noise.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.