unready

Example Sentences

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Alas, the root of the issue was some light questioning from Judge Maryellen Noreika that revealed a plea deal unready for prime time.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2023

It is an increasingly popular way to smooth the awkward high-school-to-college transition that has inflicted on unready teenagers such annoyances as scary SAT tests and slick college brochures.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2022

"Seeing heatwaves more frequently is going to lead to more exposure in an unready and ill-prepared population," he added.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2022

Australia has taken a plunge that other countries in the Asia-Pacific region have been unready to emulate.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2022

Besides, it had been just two years since she’d left her first marriage, and she felt unready to begin again.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers