ill-chosen

Example Sentences

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The governing body added that Attwell was the clear "victim" of Forest's "ill-chosen and irresponsible" post.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

The art museum was without a director, following the sudden resignation of an ill-chosen curator for the difficult post after less than a year on the job.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2021

But glumness isn’t obligatory, and in a world filled with new media that perpetually deluge us with ill-chosen words, the grace of well-executed verbal economy can be very welcome, indeed.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2021

That memorably ill-chosen metaphor would become a grim punch line for the growing antiwar movement of the era.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2020

The names were very ill-chosen in her opinion.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood