How to Use immoral in a Sentence

immoral

adjective
  • It was immoral of her to tell lies like that.
  • Don't condemn her: there was nothing immoral about what she did.
  • All nine justices agreed that the bar on immoral marks must be thrown out.
    — S.m. | New York, The Economist, 25 June 2019
  • And that’s true — slavery was immoral, and there’s no doubt about it.
    — Washington Post, 26 May 2017
  • Trump simply does not see the world in terms of moral/immoral or right/wrong.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 29 May 2018
  • In his view, an immoral person simply cannot be a good artist.
    — Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2022
  • And what about the people who see betting on sports as immoral or tawdry?
    — CBS News, 21 Mar. 2021
  • That seems like an immoral trade off, if that’s the calculus.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Declaring yet again that Ukraine must take the first step is both immoral and naive.
    — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2023
  • What’s moral and what’s immoral these days, and where is the dividing line?
    — Allen Pierleoni, sacbee.com, 26 May 2017
  • Trying to say that coffee was of equal value felt immoral to me.
    — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Vladimir Putin is a monster whose cause is unjust and immoral.
    — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Democrats and left-wing activists had called the wall xenophobic and immoral.
    — Adam Shaw, Fox News, 2 June 2022
  • Ideas intrude which are shameful, sad, even obscene and immoral.
    — Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
  • That’s immoral, and that’s what’s happening in our country right now.
    — Essence, 9 Aug. 2024
  • And never mind that this is simply wrong, almost to the point of being immoral.
    — The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Many would argue that this lack of concern for other people is immoral.
    — Christopher Beem, Quartz, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The deputy was charged with one count of accosting a child for immoral purposes.
    — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2023
  • To keep Geter from receiving this job, let alone firing him, is immoral.
    — Amy Wang, OregonLive.com, 26 May 2017
  • This is adultery, plain and simple, and your acceptance of it is immoral.
    — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Silence in the face of this catastrophe is immoral and shameful.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
  • To cut short these death throes is both impious (for those who believe) and immoral (for anyone).
    — Michel Houellebecq, Harper’s Magazine , 6 Jan. 2023
  • This is disgraceful and immoral.
    — Armando Garcia, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • That the men seem to be more unhinged and immoral the higher up the ladders of power is not subtle.
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021
  • To them, 1989 was an immoral deal as most apparatchiks got off scot-free.
    — The Economist, 18 Jan. 2018
  • This lifestyle defies the very laws of nature and is not only immoral, but unhealthy.
    — Arkansas Online, 17 June 2021
  • Cinemas, long seen as immoral, will soon open and in June women will be allowed to drive.
    — Margherita Stancati, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2018
  • War, in the field, rationalizes behavior that would be deemed immoral in times of peace.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2020
  • The rift is brought on because Cate believes Eric’s job is immoral.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
  • And so Rose, immortal on the field, with a bat, was judged immoral off it by the saints who guard baseball’s gate.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'immoral.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: