ill-judged
Example Sentences
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It’s a shame Mueller’s long record of service was marred by ill-judged decisions made in this era of acrimony and confusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
“Mean” comments can sometimes just be ill-judged humor intended to defuse the atmosphere and, yes, sometimes they can be mean.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 27, 2025
Instead, they imploded in an ill-judged attempt at aggression.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024
In a separate statement on X, he said he had used "ill-judged & emotional language".
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2024
I had ill-judged him, he was neither hard nor sardonic, he was already my friend of many years, the brother I had never possessed.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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