not warranted

Example Sentences

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But prosecutors said in the filing that sending him to prison for the rest of his life was not warranted, despite the severity of his crime, because of his relative youth.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

Wilcox told The Associated Press he did not produce a report, but verbally told Vos impeachment was not warranted.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023

Chinese celebrities have also joined the social media discussion, saying the crackdown across the country was not warranted by the initial attack, terrible though it was.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023

I know it’s not warranted —we’re in different places creatively and professionally, we have different demands on our time and personal lives, and I’m not feeling the same drive they are, etc.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2023

This has always appeared to me as an assumption on the part of the executive not warranted by the Constitution.

From The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 by Paine, Thomas