How to Use unsanitary in a Sentence

unsanitary

adjective
  • The airport can feel like an unsanitary place.
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Her first store had a full list of crazy rules and fans thought her Topshop stores were unsanitary.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 21 May 2018
  • The city’s jails are unsanitary and crowded even in normal times.
    — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
  • All of that is to say — the debate at Howard isn’t just about the school’s unsanitary dorms.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Deputies soon went back to the girl's home, where they were struck by its unsanitary state, Fellows said.
    — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Frequent spills on the sides and bottom of the can lead to a sticky buildup that becomes stinky and unsanitary.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Frequent spills on the sides and bottom of the can lead to a sticky buildup that becomes stinky and unsanitary.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Dogs in parks are unsanitary and pose a safety concern around children.
    — Jane Ford-Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2018
  • The concern is, of course, that using one’s own chopsticks to serve from a common dish is unsanitary.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Most of the men died because of unsanitary conditions, and the role of women was to clean the wounds, clean the clothes.
    — Marley Marius, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Roberts said the conditions at the home were also unsanitary.
    — Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Others who want the village removed say the site is unsanitary and draws drugs and crime to the neighborhood.
    — Jennifer Conn, Akron Reporter, cleveland.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Think of your home as a spaceship, and set up an airlock so nothing unsanitary gets into the sterile part of your home.
    — Sunset Magazine, 31 Mar. 2020
  • The conditions in the home were unsanitary, and there was an extreme build-up of animal waste.
    — Mike Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2021
  • The facility had unsanitary tape on the faucet sprayer.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Other pests—including rodents—can make a cozy nest in your linens, leading to unsanitary odors and stains.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Other pests—including rodents—can make a cozy nest in your linens, leading to unsanitary odors and stains.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
  • If she were accused of cutting a client or being unsanitary, Texas might pull her license.
    — Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 8 July 2020
  • Bird droppings are also unsanitary and can spread disease.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • The items were stored in unsanitary conditions.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The items were stored in unsanitary conditions.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Viral videos of teenagers pulling unsanitary pranks at sushi belt restaurants in Japan have sparked outrage and caused stocks at one chain to slump.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2023
  • People should not have to navigate unsafe or unsanitary conditions to get to work or open their doors.
    — Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
  • Most are sleeping on the floor, and conditions are unsanitary, the officer said.
    — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 14 May 2022
  • Instead, they were crowded into unsanitary homes in the city’s Fifth Ward.
    — Jeff Andrews, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Cinemark can refuse any bucket deemed unsanitary or a potential health risk.
    — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The shameful Marchand licking act has to be as unsanitary as spitting on someone’s face.
    — Kevin Allen, USA TODAY, 5 May 2018
  • The suit cites patients who have to take group showers and complain of living in unsafe and unsanitary conditions.
    — USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Often found in unsanitary conditions or from improper wound care, tetanus is a severe disease of the nerves that can cause the jaw to lock.
    — Taryn Chapman, Parents, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Part of me wants to contact the company and explain how disorganized and unsanitary the event felt.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 20 June 2026

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