How to Use unethical in a Sentence

unethical

adjective
  • And this of course can lead to mistakes and even unethical results.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • In the midst of unethical conduct, many of us are tempted to look the other way.
    — Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
  • That would be unethical for me and below my standard as a person.
    — Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The fashion waste is one thing, but the unethical standards is the biggest thing for me.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
  • This position is both unethical and a breakdown of the rule of law.
    — Mark Pirie, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Jiankui was sent to prison for three years in China for his unethical practices.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Pursuing a case that fails to meet that standard is unethical, full stop.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
  • But there is enough unethical agent conduct that schools are desperate for help.
    — USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2017
  • To use it instead for a single head transplant with a slim chance of success is unethical.
    — Paul Root Wolpe, Vox, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Clark was the first to claim he was wrongfully convicted due in part to her unethical work.
    — Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Of course, there are instances where unethical behavior could be at play.
    — Molly Burford, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2019
  • From the looks of it, a hug doesn’t begin to cover the unethical behaviors to come.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2021
  • For every unethical act, there is a universe where the moral path is being followed.
    — Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • This isn't the first time that people on this show used some pretty unethical business practices.
    — Matt Miller, Esquire, 16 Jan. 2018
  • This is unethical pricing and needs to be adjusted for those who just miss the 24-hour cut-off.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
  • From this point of view, a technology that helps some people but puts others out of a job would be deemed unethical.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • So much of it comes down to economics, to not being freed from unethical labor practices.
    — Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
  • If the prisoners would not benefit, the study would be unethical.
    — New York Times, 4 June 2018
  • Still, Shannon is removed enough to clock when something feels unethical.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 11 Aug. 2023
  • But to meet privately with a foreign minister covertly to try and do this, that is unethical.
    — Fox News, 8 May 2018
  • No one, including the parents, has spoken up and pointed out that this is even mildly unethical.
    — Abigail Van Buren, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2023
  • At dawn today, that stupid and unethical decision—and many others like it—finally caught up with him.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
  • No one, including the parents, have spoken up and pointed out that this is even mildly unethical.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The play follows the lives of four unethical Chicago real estate agents.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Celebrity collectors have been burned to the tune of millions of dollars and unethical dealers jailed.
    — Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2023
  • There’s nothing unethical about buying within your means.
    — Mecca Pryor, Essence, 9 Dec. 2025
  • To do so is to be tacitly complicit in what these companies know to be wrong, unethical and immoral.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
  • So abandoning this research would arguably be unethical, the authors of the new essay wrote.
    — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • And bias related to rationing in the midst of the pandemic has led, in part, to other unethical practices.
    — Lynn Varco, Star Tribune, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Council needs to look into the unethical pay-to-play allegations brought forth by Black.
    — Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 20 Apr. 2018

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