one-sided

Example Sentences

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This one-sided empathy is not a spontaneous response to compelling facts, however.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Russia, a long-time ally of Tehran, has denounced what it calls one-sided measures.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“Search warrants are untested, one-sided presentations meant to establish probable cause, one of the lowest standards of proof in law,” they wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The opprobrium that ensued in the course of a shamelessly one-sided trial shredded their reputations, cost them their jobs and led to an incurable banishment from public life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Every so often she’d flap her hands and say something too quiet for Emily to hear over the TV noise, like she was carrying on a one-sided conversation.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman