unclean
Example Sentences
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A longstanding taboo in Chinese culture against used goods, seen as unclean or a shameful sign of poverty, is lifting rapidly.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
Sick dogs can easily be reinfected by grooming themselves and living in an unclean environment.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Of course, eating with one’s hands isn’t some careless or unclean impulse — it’s a practiced tradition that spans continents, centuries and entire systems of thought.
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025
If you come to a court with unclean hands, you forfeit your right to claim this kind of emergency relief.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2025
From one end of the harbor to the other, Greek soldiers, exhausted, cadaverous, unclean, limped toward the embarkation point at Chesme, southwest of the city, awaiting evacuation.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
