How to Use prejudicial in a Sentence

prejudicial

adjective
  • The judge ruled that the prejudicial effect of the evidence outweighed its value.
  • The court had no right to ask about any prejudicial pretexts.
    — Amy Davidson, The New Yorker, 9 May 2017
  • Deen said the gator pit comments were prejudicial and should not be played for the jury.
    — Daytona Beach News-Journal, OrlandoSentinel.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • But not to go so far as to make the trial prejudicial,'' Hurwitz said.
    — Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 6 Mar. 2018
  • The bank, for its part, denies that its treatment of Lesane was in any way prejudicial or racist.
    — Whizy Kim, refinery29.com, 28 Apr. 2021
  • But prejudicial thinking, as your case shows, is more pervasive.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 July 2018
  • All of this racial tension and prejudicial ways of thinking are terrible.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 18 Nov. 2020
  • All of this racial tension and prejudicial ways of thinking are terrible.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 1 Dec. 2020
  • In both instances, the judge ruled that such evidence would be more prejudicial than useful to jurors.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2024
  • His lawyers argued that, because there is no video of the initial encounter, showing the punch would be prejudicial.
    — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The ban is an irrational and prejudicial attack on service members who have risked their lives to serve their country.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Childress countered that anything short of the full viewing by jurors would be prejudicial to Rak.
    — Dan Campana, Elgin Courier-News, 13 July 2017
  • Defense lawyers have criticized the move as prejudicial.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • There is pride to be had where the prejudicial is practiced with precision in the tranche and triage of tactile terminations.
    — Fox News, 31 Mar. 2018
  • The court found these testimonies prejudicial and irrelevant to the case.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Defense attorneys have argued that such commentary was out of line and prejudicial against the actor.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
  • That’s where the art and the subtlety of humor comes in, when the joke is actually making fun of a sexist or prejudicial point of view.
    — Cindy Dampier, chicagotribune.com, 18 Jan. 2018
  • White people, as a whole, do not have to fear being victims of prejudicial hate crimes in the wake of the Nashville suicide bombing.
    — Danielle Campoamor, refinery29.com, 29 Dec. 2020
  • There is pride to be had where the prejudicial is practiced with precision in the trenchant triage of tactile terminations.
    — Jeff Giles, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2018
  • However, lawyers for Thomas claimed the sentence should be vacated due to a prejudicial jury.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 11 Oct. 2022
  • One of Baldwin’s lawyers argued the calls were too potentially prejudicial for jurors to hear.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
  • The motion said the other plaintiffs would proceed with the case and that her withdrawal at this stage would have no negative or prejudicial effect.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Testimony about the killings will not be permitted as that is irrelevant to the assault charge and would be prejudicial.
    — Terry Spencer, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2021
  • Testimony about the killings will not be permitted as that is irrelevant to the assault charge and would be prejudicial.
    — NBC News, 4 Oct. 2021
  • But the novel does not allow prideful Darcy and prejudicial Elizabeth to dwell in spite alone.
    — Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 13 May 2021
  • Our country has made great strides in dismantling prejudicial laws that have deprived too many of our fellow Americans of their precious rights.
    — Monique Judge, The Root, 24 June 2017
  • Musk’s lawyers argued that such sentiments were blatantly prejudicial.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
  • Felice’s attorney, Matthew Rist, argued the video was prejudicial and had nothing to do with the rioting charges.
    — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 16 May 2018
  • The Appeals Court agreed that the line of questioning was relevant and not unfairly prejudicial.
    — oregonlive, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Kies found the writings too old, irrelevant or too prejudicial to the 2019 incident.
    — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2022

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