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Meanings of unpleasant things in English

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Usage of unpleasant things in English
1
It's a good horror story that touches on some very unpleasant things.
The Guardian
2
There must be a great many unpleasant things in such a life.
The Bobbin Boy; or, How Nat Got His learning
3
There are enough unpleasant things in this world without telling about that.
Tom Swift and His Air Glider; Or, Seeking the Platinum Treasure
4
Jasper said a good many other unpleasant things about mild Mr. Chippy.
The Tale of Jasper Jay / Tuck-Me-In Tales
5
No wonder your head aches if you dwell on such unpleasant things.
Afterwards
6
But unpleasant things, less than murder, can and do happen to him.
In the Land of Jim Crow
7
Most girls of Nancy's age do not think of such unpleasant things.
A Little Miss Nobody; Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall
8
But I guess she's used to seeing unpleasant things only on a screen.
Mockingjay
9
I could use them to make all manner of unpleasant things.
The Wise Man’s Fear
10
He did all kinds of unpleasant things, Thurman told the Times.
Radio NZ
11
I had no idea chess had anything to do with such unpleasant things.
The Flanders Panel
12
He is keeping something back-his own gloomy pleasure in saying unpleasant things.
Orthodoxy
13
They are men capable of doing unpleasant things-theAbbe certainly is.
The Right of Way — Volume 03
14
Bud yelled at him, so did Bill; Herky-Jerky said unpleasant things.
The Young Forester
15
The sister would tell her mother, who would say unpleasant things to mine.
Alone
16
Now, suppose that Christian names connoting unpleasant things were sometimes conferred at baptisms.
Yet Again
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Unpleasant things through the time
Unpleasant things across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common