unscrupulous
Example Sentences
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I do not want my brother to be taken advantage of by an unscrupulous attorney who might promise to help him qualify for Medicaid.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
“There are some unscrupulous actors out there who present plans that seem to be ACA-compliant but are not,” she says.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
His distrust is based on previous encounters with unscrupulous visitors.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Gould was ultimately a financial success, but not without years of unscrupulous behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
People had raised their eyebrows when Ali, a man who had memorized the Koran, married Sanaubar, a woman nineteen years younger, a beautiful but notoriously unscrupulous woman who lived up to her dishonorable reputation.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
