unwise

Example Sentences

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As the writer Chris Kraus defines it: “the book as Blob, swallowing and engorging … Unwise and unstoppable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Unwise or uncharacteristic additions can hurt a home’s resale prospects, agents say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2016

That Was Unwise, My Lord..My five word take on Lord Commander Snow's strategic choices at the battle for Winterfell last night.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2016

Unwise, perhaps, to ascribe his wind to chickpeas: chickpea curry is a staple of the Tricycle cafe's menu.

From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2012

Unwise and unjust measures of that monarch drove the inhabitants into rebellion.

From The Life of Hugo Grotius With Brief Minutes of the Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of the Netherlands by Butler, Charles