unfair

Example Sentences

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To leave James alone on a first-round island might be unfair, but the Lakers have kowtowed to him plenty in his eight years here.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Abalos has protested that the investigation has been unfair.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Martin Puchner, an English professor, said the current grading system always felt unfair to the most accomplished students.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

And that "athletes should not be deemed to have an unfair or disproportionate competitive advantage due to their sex variations."

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

No matter how I slice it, I still get the same lumpy, squashed-up, unfair slice of pie.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée