unjustly
Example Sentences
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Crucially, ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told reporters, Iran demanded the "release of assets belonging to the Iranian people, which have for years been unjustly trapped in foreign banks".
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Filming in a constricting boxy aspect ratio, the Ukrainian director takes us inside a corroding prison filled with men unjustly incarcerated as enemies of the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
The union also is requesting resolution of outstanding unfair labor practice charges, including backpay which it said Starbucks owed to baristas who had been unjustly fired or whose raises or credit-card tips were withheld.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
However, Guanipa described the bill as a "flawed document" that excludes many Venezuelans who remain "unjustly" behind bars.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
I treasure tales of escape, be they from Alcatraz or Nazi concentration camps or the dungeon in which Dumas’s Count of Monte Cristo was unjustly imprisoned for fifteen years.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
