How to Use unprofessional in a Sentence

unprofessional

adjective
  • This arrest looked so unprofessional and just wrong in so many ways.
    — Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
  • To get in front of a press conference and just throw that out is unprofessional.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Dec. 2022
  • The trader was dying to know its source but didn’t ask; to do so would look unprofessional.
    — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Disney said he was let go due to his long track record of unprofessional behavior.
    — Ryan Parker, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2017
  • The same study found that black women’s hair is three times more likely to be perceived as unprofessional.
    — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Almost all agreed that at the very least, the caterer was unprofessional — which would be grounds enough to ask for a refund.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
  • So, that's a problem because all of that is then rolled up into a ball and made out to be unprofessional to discuss.
    — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • When players try to do the same thing, it is considered unprofessional.
    — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2021
  • Yelling in the workplace is unprofessional, and no one should be subjected to an out-of-control boss.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
  • This led to other officers pulling Hill out of the car in an unprofessional way.
    — Richard Boykin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Yet, they have been vilified as lazy, unprofessional and hard to manage.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • Both sides think the other side is being unprofessional and ridiculous.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Some urge people to steer clear because it can be viewed as unprofessional and lead to conflicts of interest.
    — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
  • That is about as unprofessional as golfers get on the PGA Tour.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • This looks unprofessional and sloppy, so take the time to re-read your application.
    — Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The tirade was unhinged and unprofessional — and her supporters loved it.
    — Washington Post, 15 May 2021
  • An unprofessional physician puts a crack in the foundation of our public trust.
    — The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Many of our older colleagues slammed it as unprofessional, while others called it courageous.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In Jones’s case, the stereotype is that natural black hair is unprofessional and messy.
    — Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Haas accused the judge of a pattern of unprofessional conduct.
    — Lauren Castle, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2020
  • All my life, I have been told tattoos are masculine, unprofessional, and tacky.
    — Valentina Mejia, refinery29.com, 31 Oct. 2022
  • He was deemed unprofessional, a blight on the industry, and an epicenter for the league’s issues.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The witnessing agent told them their behavior was unprofessional, the emails say.
    — Nick Valencia, CNN, 4 July 2019
  • To say no is unprofessional and insulting to the publication that hired you to write the story.
    — Noelle Hancock, Cosmopolitan, 25 Aug. 2016
  • But others complained that the post was racist, unprofessional and a waste of taxpayers' money.
    — Michelle Ewing, ajc, 8 May 2018
  • Technically none of that broke any team rules, but it was considered reckless and unprofessional by many around the club.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Very unprofessional and very very childish.
    — Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, having six inches of Twizzler sticking out of your mouth might be deemed unprofessional, but at least your hands are free.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • The permanent inkings, once seen as unprofessional or even seedy, have become more common among people from all walks of life.
    — Morayo Ogunbayo, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Given the pressure that comes with these essays, many students fall into traps that can lead to unprofessional writing.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024

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