UNPALATABLE in a Sentence

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1. It is an unpalatable fact that rape makes a good news story.
2. Our daily allotment of gruel made the meal not only monotonous but also unpalatable.
3. It is an unpalatable fact of life that the most deserving people do not often achieve the most success.
4. She did not mean to pamper herself any longer, to go without food because her surroundings made it unpalatable.
5. As always when she heard the truth spoken, no matter how unpalatable it was, basic honesty forced her to acknowledge it as truth.

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 Meanings and Examples of UNPALATABLE
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unpalatable
 a.  distasteful; disagreeable; unpleasant to taste
Classic Sentence:
1  As always when she heard the truth spoken, no matter how unpalatable it was, basic honesty forced her to acknowledge it as truth.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
2  But the reward itself seemed unpalatable just then: she could get no zest from the thought of victory.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 3
3  She did not mean to pamper herself any longer, to go without food because her surroundings made it unpalatable.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 13
Example Sentence:
1  His views, and those of many of his counterparts in other European countries, may be unpalatable to the liberal political mainstream, but they clearly struck a chord among a portion of the population which is increasingly unsettled by the growing number of immigrants to Europe.
2  Our daily allotment of gruel made the meal not only monotonous but also unpalatable.
3  "I refuse to swallow your conclusion," said she, finding his logic unpalatable.
4  It is an unpalatable fact of life that the most deserving people do not often achieve the most success.
5  It is an unpalatable fact that rape makes a good news story.