How to Use unequal in a Sentence

unequal

adjective
  • The court gave women unequal equal rights.
    — Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
  • But these agents weren’t upset by unequal pay as much as by the grinding itself.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • In a world where everything is supposed to be equal, the rev-share can now be unequal.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
  • So the first round of that was being criticized as being very unequal.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022
  • An unequal pig in the python None of this is evenly distributed.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 June 2026
  • Too often growth is short-term, unequal and weighed toward solutions of the past.
    — Ester Baiget, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
  • There has also been a broader pushback against unequal wages, even when unions aren’t involved.
    — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
  • But access to that treatment is lacking and unequal, experts say.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
  • South Africa remains a deeply unequal nation, and many children still do not have access to the ocean.
    — Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
  • This means the hemispheres are getting very different amounts of sunlight, and days and nights are at their most unequal.
    — ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • This means the hemispheres are getting very different amounts of sunlight, and days and nights are at their most unequal.
    — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Luther saw this bias against most forms of work as a reflection of a glaringly unequal society.
    — Garrett Potts, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The result is a global system that is profoundly unequal—and perilous for the health of the sport.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 4 Feb. 2023
  • In the first position, the unequal angles cause the fake hypotenuse to bend in from the true triangle.
    — Mark Wolfmeyer, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2022
  • And mixed-gender formats can still be subject to unequal dynamics.
    — Christie Aschwanden, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Like so much else about climate change, the toll of extreme heat is fundamentally unequal.
    — Yutao Chen, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Pillar Two examines the amount of tax to be paid, with an eye toward unequal tax rates across countries.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Many of the people getting hit with this unfair, unequal real estate tax worked very hard to get their second home here.
    — Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Yet in Texas, unequal access to prenatal care remains a huge cause for concern.
    — Kobi V. Ajayi, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
  • These may seem consensual, but they are often shaped by fear, silence, and unequal power.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Critics fear the change opens the door to subjective decisions and unequal treatment.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
  • However, a termite's wings will be equal in size and shape, while a flying ant's wings will be unequal in length and look different.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 18 June 2023
  • If society is too unequal, shift a bit over and narrow inequality.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The adjustable suspension, with unequal-length control arms front and rear, is Cyan's own design.
    — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Caprio also used his fame to address issues like unequal access to the judicial system.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
  • But the historical data may already reflect decades of unequal care.
    — Essence, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Americans are living shorter, more unequal lives.
    — Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Why love a country founded in conquest and exploitation that remains deeply unequal today?
    — Michael Kazin, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
  • That leaves 13 matchdays with unequal results, and a lurch of momentum toward one or the other.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Gender and racial bias, as well as unequal access to health care, also continue to play a role in later diagnoses.
    — Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024

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