uncalled for
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Lawyers for journalists involved in the litigation countered that the incidents that led to the injunction were uncalled for.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
“The problem with the President’s approach is that it is uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound,” he shared.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2025
A tip is "an uncalled for and spontaneous payment offered by a customer,” according to the government, whereas a service charge is "an amount added to the customer’s bill before it is presented”.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024
“I definitely think it was uncalled for, but I mean, it’s a rivalry game so I kind of expected it,” UNC guard RJ Davis said with a smile.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
In other people’s presence I was, as formerly, deferential and quiet; any other line of conduct being uncalled for: it was only in the evening conferences I thus thwarted and afflicted him.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Outside of the uncalled-for bullying, Jessel's sarcastic delivery, her eccentric fashions and her seemingly connected status in the New York fashion scene have really cemented her as a star in the making.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2023
Better, but still bad: a $37 crabcake, mushy in some places and dry in others, with muddy-tasting crab lumps and an intermittent, uncalled-for spicy heat.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
It sounds like a deliberate and uncalled-for put-down.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2018
To have an indignant fight announcer congratulate an excited winner and then tell him to his face that he didn't think he won the fight was very unprofessional and uncalled-for commentary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2017
A perhaps uncalled-for gush of pity came over my heart: I was moved to say—
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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