How to Use unflashy in a Sentence

unflashy

adjective
  • But that’s part of Ridge’s unflashy charm.
    — Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
  • This shirt is a good candidate for a do-it-all, unflashy base layer.
    — Scott Douglas, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2022
  • And the rail network—unflashy but wildly efficient—isn’t just a way to get around.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Asked where Beast fits in five years’ time, Sapire’s answer is notably unflashy.
    — Lela London, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The open kitchen is basic, but the unflashy finishes appeal.
    — Katie McDonough, Curbed, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The unflashy murder mystery has remained more or less the same as everything changed around it.
    — New York Times, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Mrs von der Leyen, a wonkish and unflashy type, cannot point to much of a mandate from the parliament.
    — The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
  • For something unflashy with a hint of charm, roam through this organic vineyard and smell the lilac gardens (if the season is right).
    — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The whole movie feels, if anything too realistic; an unflashy, unadorned terror borne from a real-life virus.
    — James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The kind of unflashy, true-life stuff network TV did well for so many decades, and then indie film did even better for so many more decades.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
  • Resolutely unflashy, the house now possesses an airy, tranquil feel.
    — Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2021
  • What’s feeling fresh in sneaker spheres these days, however, is unflashy, earnestly functional shoes.
    — Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2022
  • The only cars still rarely seen are Subarus and Volvos — the unflashy favorites of the urbane upper middle class.
    — Todd C. Frankel, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2018
  • But the unflashy presentation also masked several key changes.
    — Mark Schilling, Variety, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Much like her performance in Minari, her voice is unflashy but emotionally precise.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2021
  • But the unflashy fare (a safe, small dinner menu of salads, flatbreads, paninis and different types of hummus) was pleasant enough on a recent evening.
    — Anna Caplan, star-telegram, 14 June 2018
  • The vibe is unflashy — Oxfords, silk blouses with bows, dresses with labels from department stores that long predate eBay.
    — New York Times, 5 Nov. 2021
  • What unites all of the above is the versatility and unflashy practicality each figure listed requires of their clothes.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Dosunmu is an unflashy, competitive lead guard who can make a positive impact on both ends of the floor without having to dominate the ball.
    — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 24 June 2019
  • This fabled destination draws serious skiers who come not for the hype, but for its spectacular alpine conditions and unflashy culture.
    — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Instead, the series subverts the genre in its own characteristically unflashy way.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Look no further than its flagship, Domaine DuPage, a French country ale that’s as unflashy as a flagship beer gets.
    — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2022
  • This story really needed an unflashy, unflinching hand that connected all the various parts of a life into a coherent profile.
    — Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2021
  • But his detailed policy memos and unflashy candidacy have struggled to gain attention or sustain momentum.
    — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2021
  • The revelation here is Spencer, who easily makes the leap to country-soul diva with her lovely tone and impressive-but-unflashy runs that don’t try to mimic the original.
    — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Unlike her mother, Princess Margaret’s daughter usually favors unflashy but no less refined ensembles.
    — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
  • With the focus on online extremism and recruiting on social media platforms in recent years, these unflashy tactics have gone relatively unnoticed.
    — Time, 17 Mar. 2021
  • There’s an intuitive yet unflashy quality to his game on both sides of the ball that’s extremely appealing, and his size and developing handle profile nicely as an off-guard and secondary playmaker.
    — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, 20 June 2019
  • Long known as unflashy arbiters of budgets and boundaries, some city and suburban school boards are shedding their stodgy reputation and staking out ardent positions on political and social issues.
    — Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2018
  • In his own unflashy way, Green by the end of the 1960s was doing a lot to explode the divisions that the recording industry had helped to establish in the landscape of black music.
    — New York Times, 20 Apr. 2018

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'unflashy.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: