How to Use unlearn in a Sentence

unlearn

verb
  • It is hard to unlearn bad habits.
  • And as a child of two worlds, there was so much to learn, and unlearn.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Here’s how to unlearn the ones holding you back.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a lot of technique to kind of unlearn and switch to the other side.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 13 June 2023
  • Leaders must unlearn the idea that speed equals success.
    — Fabio Hüther, Forbes.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Six weeks without touch wasn’t enough to unlearn this language.
    — Ella Dawson, Longreads, 18 May 2020
  • These were meant to be habits, not traits — something a person could unlearn.
    — Caity Weaver, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Be ready to learn, unlearn and move forward with the right attitude.
    — Asokan Ashok, Forbes, 28 June 2021
  • The only advice is to unlearn that there are poultry blends, steak blends, etc.
    — Danielle Pointdujour, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2020
  • She's probably used to hunching while playing and will have to unlearn that.
    — Amy Watts, baltimoresun.com, 2 May 2018
  • In many ways, the Aardman team had to unlearn some of their trade secrets to create the gnome.
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Once acquired, the park said, such conditioning is not easy to unlearn.
    — Washington Post, 3 May 2022
  • And what has been learned, Mandela suggested, can be unlearned.
    — Steve Haycox, Alaska Dispatch News, 25 Aug. 2017
  • But the anxious brain sometimes learns the wrong things and has an awfully hard time unlearning them.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Dec. 2017
  • The people who will flourish in this new world are those who can a) learn to learn, b) learn to unlearn, and c) learn to relearn.
    — Ravi Kumar, Quartz at Work, 20 Jan. 2020
  • The pandemic gave people time to step back, reassess their lives, and unlearn the old ways of working.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes, 8 May 2022
  • Whereas Jack, one guesses, was able to unlearn this ability as the world changed around him.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 17 Jan. 2018
  • This change sometimes requires us to unlearn old habits, which results in not only student growth but our growth as well.
    — Michelle Aslam, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2020
  • But part of healing is unlearning the belief that your pain needs to be legible to others to be valid.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
  • At four months, the twins unlearned how to sleep through the night and began waking every 20 minutes.
    — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 4 July 2018
  • Violette Leduc had to spend a lifetime unlearning how to see the world as her mother saw it.
    — Hazlitt, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Stories about lack of self-worth or wanting too much are often learned in childhood and many people never unlearn them.
    — Svetlana Whitener, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
  • More than just a beauty trend, men are unlearning the stigma to invest in a long-term commitment to their self-care.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 19 July 2023
  • Moderation is key, but finding a way to unlearn unhealthy gaming habits is tough.
    — WIRED, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Learn how to learn-and unlearn if necessary, as described in my prior article.
    — Maja Zelihic, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Actively seek out new knowledge, unlearn old habits, and be willing to reinvent your approach.
    — Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Many are now unlearning that belief—slowly, painfully.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • In a world that’s rapidly evolving, the ability to learn, unlearn, and relearn is paramount.
    — Curt Steinhorst, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • In many ways, the process involved unlearning old habits before building new ones correctly.
    — Irma Davarashvili, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Choose Francie if your team needs to unlearn old assumptions, sit with discomfort, or see their work through fresh eyes.
    — Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

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