Sentence examples for were considered unseemly from inspiring English sources

Mr. Wulff's resignation brought an end to weeks of revelations over vacations with rich friends and a series of favors and freebies that may not have been illegal but were considered unseemly.

Talking openly about the racial dimension of sports in this way, of course, is considered unseemly.

Alcohol was considered unseemly; people would usually buy it elsewhere, so nobody would see them.

In Tokyo, a city built by samurai disdainful of money, haggling is considered unseemly, and is rarely done.

This would be considered unseemly, except that most major sports programs with high aspirations have someone like a Phil Knight.

"It would have been considered unseemly to make a trade right after they were captured," he said.

When Connaughton started out in lobbying, it was considered unseemly to combine raising money with discussing issues, but that line eroded over time.

*The car collision of appetite and discomfort one feels simultaneously when using the internet to seek and consume images or information that may be considered unseemly or inappropriate.

It is considered unseemly to ask novelists about their motives; Sicha, though, is not a novelist, and "Very Recent History" is not fiction.

It was considered unseemly in the family to maximize profits at a time of national pain and hardship for ordinary people.

Interest in the trial is more aptly characterized as yearning, and idle chatter about Mr. Peterson's guilt or innocence is considered unseemly.