Sentence examples for something disagreeable from inspiring English sources

He has a way of chuckling when something disagreeable or cutting is said about him.

"Need Indians, native or expatriate, be so worked up every time white people say something disagreeable about us?

If his performance suffers, or if he says or does something disagreeable, all of it will somehow be tied to his wealth.

If an object that we had found beautiful comes to be associated in our mind with something disagreeable this will affect our aesthetic response; we might even find the thing ugly.

Terry persistently reminds me that he is "not a heckler", instead choosing to stroll off when he hears something disagreeable, which seems to happen almost constantly.

As his daughter insists on the need for more serious talk, he observes -. "My dear, when someone says 'I need to talk to you,' it means that they've got something disagreeable to say.

There is something particularly disagreeable about the growing mishmash of intrusive regulation.

There is something very disagreeable about seeing four old men up there trying to recreate their youth.

The truth is that there is something deeply disagreeable in the tone, not only of the commentariat, but also of the leaders who are pressing the British to come quickly to terms with their choice.

If you hear something particularly disagreeable, consider a silent response - it doesn't mean you agree with someone.

To be sure, there are specific contexts in which we might call something that is disagreeable good, or something that is beautiful disagreeable, but these are the exceptions, not the rule a medicine that is good for one, for example, may nevertheless be disagreeable (Kalligone, pp. 672 3n).