unfairness
Example Sentences
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Perry Zirkel, a disability-law scholar and former Lehigh University dean, said the need for testing accommodations for truly disabled students is real, but he worries about unfairness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Disproportionate death sentences may be convincing to those who make clemency decisions, and they reek of unfairness.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
Of course, some anger and frustration will come out during these talks, but long-term wallowing and ruminating on perceived unfairness can be more damaging than the layoff itself.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
“Like a lot of things on Wall Street, I think it exposed a lot of unfairness, a lot of rent-seeking and a lot of regulatory capture. And I think those things really resonated.”
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
‘Complaining of unfairness is like assigning blame, Percy Jackson. It does no one any good.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing unfairness
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: un-
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Power Prefix: Un-
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The Suffix -ness, Part 3
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