How to Use unadulterated in a Sentence

unadulterated

adjective
  • Put an unadulterated pinch on your tongue, and your mouth will start burning.
    — Shalbha Sarda, CNN, 11 Jan. 2023
  • But most of all, there was sheer, unadulterated delight.
    — Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Who knew duking it out at the top of the league could be such unadulterated torture?
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The pure unadulterated joy on Darnold’s face said more than words ever could.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Our main objective needs to be the full and unadulterated truth.
    — Danielle Tcholakian, Longreads, 25 Mar. 2018
  • In between the tragedies, there were moments of pure, unadulterated joy.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
  • Plus, there’s something to be said for pure, unadulterated, childlike play.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • This says the Lakers’ front office must be viewed as an unadulterated mess.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
  • The finish is long, pure, and unadulterated, with lingering ripe red fruit notes.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Their hope was to make guests feel an unadulterated sense of amusement while immersed in a warm and welcoming space.
    — Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Often, the fabric hugs your every curve, giving the world an unadulterated look at your body.
    — Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 1 June 2017
  • The unadulterated Kafka, in the new version, is less stilted and more alive.
    — Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Pure, unadulterated chaos delivered by one of the most exciting groups of young talent in the world.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
  • Taking in so much unadulterated Cage, a connoisseur begins to get a sense of déjà vu.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
  • The design, which requires the skirt to be fully, awkwardly fanned out to be seen, is pure, unadulterated meme-bait.
    — Chavie Lieber, Vox, 29 Nov. 2018
  • These Olympians hunger for unadulterated comfort.
    — Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The Purest Joy Let that elusive feeling of unadulterated joy wash over you, folks.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 July 2021
  • There was a time when the Anfield crowd roared the name of Philippe Coutinho with unadulterated love.
    — SI.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Squeals and genuine, unadulterated joy filled the room as Zendaya gathered herself to speak.
    — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Nuoc mam is a term sometimes used for unadulterated fish sauce, sometimes for the multi-ingredient dip based in fish sauce.
    — Spencer Caldwell, courant.com, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Elizabeth told me that the songs serve as a reminder to young musicians about the virtues of live, unadulterated recordings.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • For those who do know him, the optics are less about political pressure and more about simple, unadulterated pride.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • This was pure, unadulterated power.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • There's just something about the comfort and unadulterated joy of a girls' trip that can't be beat — it's got to be one of the most freeing feelings in the world.
    — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2024
  • Part bounce house, part water slide, and pure unadulterated fun, these inflatables will turn your party into the event of the year.
    — Angel Madison, Women's Health, 30 June 2023
  • The offensive zaniness of the first half gave way to unadulterated mayhem.
    — Ben Shpigel, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Some activists there believe in providing unadulterated drugs, as well as syringes, crack pipes, and a space for people to use them.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Amy Poehler, is one of those friends getting served Pascual-Peña’s unadulterated self.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 4 Mar. 2021
  • There’s a type of fanaticism that happens around people of strong, unadulterated beliefs, and that’s what has happened with him.
    — New York Times, 21 Dec. 2020
  • So is his willingness to dabble in unadulterated pop, grimy rock and the rap-singing that has so far popularized his career.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 23 July 2021

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