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

The two bacteria are spread through contact with contaminated faeces, either directly through person-to-person transmission or indirectly from unclean food, water or surfaces.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 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

Understand now, she was barely rated in the top twenty; her hair was uncombed, unclean; her age was just seventeen, so there was still, in occasional places, the remains of baby fat.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman