How to Use unwarranted in a Sentence

unwarranted

adjective
  • Trying to place a whole bunch of blame on this kid is unwarranted.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The unwarranted decline gave us a chance to buy for the first time in three years.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
  • For the most part, the concerns have proved to be unwarranted.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Even for a guy like AJ, that stuff is unwarranted.
    — Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This can take the form of sexist jokes or unwarranted concern.
    — Suzannah Weiss, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2017
  • And that was worth every minute of my unwarranted pre-trip jitters.
    — Amelia Edelman, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
  • This is a hated stock that has taken unwarranted hits .
    — Paulina Likos,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The suit does not specify what the unwarranted risk was.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • None of which is an unwarranted attack on trucking as a mode of shipment.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • And the door of public opinion swung open, leaving so much room for unwarranted thoughts on her stance.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 24 Mar. 2025
  • But that may have been unwarranted if those problems were due to sabotage.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 18 June 2018
  • An advocate for the rule change said worries about time slips are unwarranted.
    — Seth Borenstein, USA TODAY, 17 May 2018
  • All this does is insure that young girl will have a moment to look back on with needless, unwarranted shame years from now.
    — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Mar. 2017
  • Jussie and many others were hurt by these unfair and unwarranted actions.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2019
  • But some of the hype, including some of the pricing, is unwarranted.
    — Ken Carnesi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • What is the best way to avoid unwanted, unwarranted, and snarky comments?
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Though his paranoia is not unwarranted.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Experts say the guilt felt by a suicide loss survivor is common but unwarranted.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The Times learned that the deal should close north of $70 million — a hefty sum, but not unwarranted.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2022
  • And perhaps, in the heat of an emotional game, the penalty was unwarranted.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Others stressed that the outsize reaction is unwarranted since this is just a draft bill and may never even see the light of day.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 18 July 2019
  • The framers’ fail-safe – the idea that the citizen-soldiers might refuse to fight in an unjust or unwarranted war – is gone, too.
    — Dwight Stirling, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2020
  • That's not to say he can't be upset by a demotion, but the move certainly isn't unwarranted.
    — Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • So at least some of the consternation is unwarranted.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Their lawyers are still trying to get the case thrown out, arguing the charges are overreaching and unwarranted.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Missi felt a wave of relief, both that Richie was okay and that her suspicions were unwarranted.
    — Rachel Monroe, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2018
  • In the replies to the post, many people agreed that the bride's response was unexpected and unwarranted.
    — Michael Nied, People.com, 8 July 2025
  • But Kendall’s unwarranted hubris isn’t unique to him within the family.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Some of the drama is unwarranted and some Jackson has brought upon himself.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Comparisons to the porcine foes from the Angry Birds video game were not unwarranted.
    — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024

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