undesirables

Example Sentences

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The skin barrier does more than just keeping undesirables out––it also is crucial for keeping certain essentials, like water, in.

From National Geographic • Nov. 28, 2023

But he’s no friendly face, having lost faith in the Jedi Order and palling around with some of the galaxy’s largest undesirables other than the evil Empire.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Mints are frequent offenders, and they top many gardeners’ lists of undesirables.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023

Given that cloud, she believes that Apple can use leak investigations as an easy way to root out undesirables whether or not they actually leaked anything.

From Slate • Nov. 23, 2021

My mother is currently associating with some undesirables who are attempting to transform her into an athlete of sorts, depraved specimens of mankind who regularly bowl their way to oblivion.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole