How to Use undesired in a Sentence

undesired

adjective

• The blight of undesired software and prompts is all around us.
  — Vlad Savov, The Verge, 4 July 2018
• The enslaved turned out tasty meals from the scraps and undesired cuts of meat tossed aside by slave masters.
  — Angel Jennings, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2020
• Means believes so, but to Phillips, the undesired outcome is what brought him here.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2023
• The worst part was that the mood in the room shifted, creating an undesired outcome.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
• This will aid in the adaptation of your body and avoid any undesired side effects.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 June 2022
• To Planned Parenthood, an undesired life is no life at all.
  — Russell D. Moore, National Review, 14 Feb. 2020
• The annual Fourth of July fireworks show along the beach in Biloxi, Miss., had an undesired effect this year.
  — Warren Kulo | [e-mail], al, 5 July 2023
• For one, the firms are harder to control and might veer into undesired messages or tactics.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2021
• Just over half of Gen Z adults reported undesired weight gain, with an average gain of 28 pounds.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2021
• Tribes sometimes want the state to enforce banishment orders and help them eject the undesired person.
  — Lisa Demer, Alaska Dispatch News, 8 Oct. 2017
• There are players who are shining through, and players who are contributing to the losing in undesired ways.
  — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 30 June 2021
• With the endless number of hands on me on a regular basis, my body became a site of constant undesired touch.
  — Ericka Hart, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2018
• Indeed, making its crimes public would have had the undesired effect of warning the victims.
  — TIME, 26 Jan. 2024
• Conservatives in Oregon are not the first to think of adjusting borders to escape the reach of an undesired party.
  — Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 18 Feb. 2020
• But what if breeders could predict what makes a good guide dog and select against undesired traits, ensuring they aren’t passed on to the next generation?
  — Sabrina Weiss, Wired, 6 Dec. 2021
• The fight over the housing development has pushed the sisters into an undesired spotlight.
  — Rick Rojas, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2018
• The problems at Magellan Diagnostics trace back to a test in 2013, and an undesired result.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
• Morales’ wife thoroughly cleans the odiferous tripe to remove any undesired smell.
  — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2023
• Understanding what led to the undesired outcome is the first step toward correcting it.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
• The risk is heightened, reproductive rights groups say, by the fact that these women, already poor and marginalized, can't count on the robust support of the government should the undesired happen.
  — Gabrielle Smith, CNN, 16 Jan. 2023
• Viral vectors, by their very nature, can insert themselves into an undesired part of the target cell’s genome.
  — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2021
• Following an inadequate response or an undesired song, his anger gets the better of him.
  — Steven Brykman, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2018
• In any behavior change, setbacks and reverting to old undesired habits are common.
  — Tony Gambill, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
• The two wrote software that used sensors to predict the movement, then used magnets to correct any unexpected or undesired movement.
  — Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, 22 Jan. 2018
• In addition, slime molds are able to move away from light or undesired chemical contaminants, which fungi cannot do.
  — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 14 Mar. 2023
• Understanding these distinctions may feel superfluous at first, but choosing the wrong option can lead to an undesired look (with a high price tag).
  — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 27 Mar. 2019
• The group’s gene drive uses a molecule called a guide RNA that directs the Crispr system to remove the undesired variant of a gene—in this case, an insecticide-resistant mutation called kdr.
  — Emily Mullin, Wired, 2 Feb. 2022
• And timing can make the difference between life and death for a woman with an undesired pregnancy who is seeking termination.
  — ABC News, 30 Oct. 2022
• For a team with Super Bowl aspirations, the past few days begot undesired attention and a distraction from its ultimate goals.
  — Daniel Oyefusi, baltimoresun.com, 24 Aug. 2020
• Often, using too many products can be unnecessary, cancel each other out, or even stress out skin for undesired results overall.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Aug 2024