unsentimental

adjective

un·​sen·​ti·​men·​tal ˌən-ˌsen-tə-ˈmen-tᵊl How to pronounce unsentimental (audio)
: not marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism : not sentimental
an unsentimental person
unsentimental remarks
unsentimentality noun
unsentimentally adverb

Examples of unsentimental in a Sentence

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The cousins’ eventual arrival at the home Grandma Dory left behind to escape the Nazis is handled in a way that’s unsentimental yet also credible and thoroughly touching, with a gentle twist that nicely serves the arc of David and Benji’s roller-coaster relationship. Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024 In the extreme dry taking summer into winter, its flange collects the scant dew, converting it into persistence and unsentimental imagery. John Kinsella, The New York Review of Books, 31 Oct. 2024 There’s an archetypal quality to the character: a father-warrior figure treating his princely sons, who are also warriors on the battlefield, with an unsentimental sense of commitment to the cause. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024 Their scenes, like everything else in the movie, also feel extremely modern thanks to Walsh’s unsentimental sensibility. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for unsentimental 

Word History

First Known Use

1752, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsentimental was in 1752

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“Unsentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsentimental. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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