Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigSuggestions(5)
"were not welcome" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to indicate that something or someone was not accepted or wanted. For example: "The protesters were not welcome at the private event."
Dictionary
Exact(56)
"Political issues were not welcome.
Prying eyes were not welcome.
"We were not welcome," wrote one private Dubois quotes.
Foreign correspondents were not welcome, she told us.
"We were not welcome at all," she says.
Outsiders and their surfboards were not welcome in Dogtown.
Foreigners and women were not welcome, either in top management or on boards of directors.
The Americans were not welcome when they arrived, Williams said, "but we've earned people's trust".
Frauenberg stood in a bastion of Catholicism; Lutherans were not welcome.
Pegler had been cautioned that animadversions on the royal family were not welcome.
In Hollywood, signs for rooms to rent sometimes specified that actors and animals were not welcome.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com