unwise

Example Sentences

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However, moving is expensive, and it would be unwise to paint or make other permanent changes that will add to the already pricey experience of moving from one apartment to another.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

He prevented unwise trades from dismantling chemically correct combinations of players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

It would be unwise to view Verstappen's remarks to BBC 5 Live pit-lane reporter Jennie Gow after the Japanese Grand Prix as primarily intended as leverage.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

A congressman from Illinois named Abraham Lincoln who was very hostile to what he thought was an unwise and illegal war with Mexico.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

He had read in it: “Only the unwise think that what has changed is dead.”

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong