ill-founded
Example Sentences
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In a statement, Mr Rodhouse said the allegations were "ill-founded and incorrect", adding that while he welcomed the decision he was "yet to receive an adequate explanation as to how this debacle occurred".
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025
She did not make any of these dangerous and ill-founded accusations in her relatively short speech Monday night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2024
“The terminations in late 2020 were unrelated to the ill-founded concerns raised by the employees in 2019.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022
That’s why it’s notable that even as the Belcher decision repudiated an ill-founded, punitive approach to teenage crime, Connecticut’s parole board adopted a humane alternative.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
If a castaway is injured, beware of well-meaning but ill-founded medical treatment.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
