undesirables
Example Sentences
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Our ancestors are immigrants, criminals, and the undesirables.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2024
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
Mints are frequent offenders, and they top many gardeners’ lists of undesirables.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023
Police and local defense units carry out regular mass roundups of undesirables — including street hawkers, who practice a common form of survival across Africa.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2015
The Immigration Act of 1917 barred thirty-three kinds of undesirables from entering the United States, and so, in 1922, on the deck of the Giulia, passengers distussed how to escape the categories.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
