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Recent Examples of uncool
Roller skates were around long before rollerblades, so they’re sometimes considered old-fashioned or uncool, but this couldn’t be further from the truth.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
George, on holiday from Athens, is middle-aged and hopelessly uncool, but Edward likes him anyway.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
In an era of kale Caesar salads and turmeric lattes, an old-fashioned meatloaf feels decidedly frumpy and uncool.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
Then Minaj tore into previous presidential administrations for being un-Christian and uncool.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
George, on holiday from Athens, is middle-aged and hopelessly uncool, but Edward likes him anyway.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
In an era of kale Caesar salads and turmeric lattes, an old-fashioned meatloaf feels decidedly frumpy and uncool.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
Then Minaj tore into previous presidential administrations for being un-Christian and uncool.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for uncool
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncool
Adjective
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Portofino Tower is an iconic, if a little unhip, South of Fifth luxury complex that’s long been home to Miami Beach’s swashbuckling finance types.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the 2000 Loser, Jason Biggs plays Paul, a sweet but unhip Midwestern kid who gets a scholarship to NYU, only to be met with the sneering savagery of his rich-kid roommates.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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This roster is so feeble and slow-footed, so untrendy, even Lue has been unable to make an appetizing watch of it.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
26 Nov. 2025
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This untrendy stoic stillness, however, offered dubious prospects.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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In fact, that sharing was part of the impetus for her latest project, a graphic novel retelling of the Greek myth of Philonoe called The Lost Daughter of Sparta, which is both pretty nerdy and supremely cool.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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In interviews, the 26-year-old electro-pop artist and producer has referenced growing up as one of few Asian teenagers in Wichita, Kansas, and feeling perpetually nerdy and uncool.—
Lydia Wei,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Uncool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncool. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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