unwisely

Example Sentences

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Howard Marks opines that index investors are, unwisely, simply pouring money into the largest stocks regardless of value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Maye even, perhaps unwisely, admits to not especially enjoying his wife's pistachio bread -- before quickly showering her other culinary offerings with praise.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

It's in no one's interests, least of all those of the estimated 200 people caught up in crises, for money to be spent unwisely.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Yet cities planted them unwisely alongside sidewalks, which their mature roots now crack and split.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Having inherited a fortune in 1875, he invested unwisely in silver and lost everything.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson