How to Use unethical in a Sentence

unethical

adjective
  • In the midst of unethical conduct, many of us are tempted to look the other way.
    Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
  • From the looks of it, a hug doesn’t begin to cover the unethical behaviors to come.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Jiankui was sent to prison for three years in China for his unethical practices.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2023
  • That would be unethical for me and below my standard as a person.
    Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2022
  • And bias related to rationing in the midst of the pandemic has led, in part, to other unethical practices.
    Lynn Varco, Star Tribune, 24 Aug. 2020
  • From this point of view, a technology that helps some people but puts others out of a job would be deemed unethical.
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • For every unethical act, there is a universe where the moral path is being followed.
    Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The state has also sought to add guardrails to protect consumers from unethical uses of AI systems.
    Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2024
  • When Annalise discovered just how unethical Wallace was, the two clash and Wallace arranges for her to be hit by a car.
    Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2019
  • There are also proven ways to avoid these unethical extras.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
  • Some might argue that collecting 80 hours’ worth of pay for work completed in 40 hours is greedy and unethical.
    Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
  • It’s not necessarily unethical to strive for the best deal for yourself or your team.
    George Bradt, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Second, the problem of flawed CISG guidelines cannot simply be fixed by the removal of a single unethical researcher.
    Kathleen Bachynski, STAT, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Celebrity collectors have been burned to the tune of millions of dollars and unethical dealers jailed.
    Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The Murray news comes at a time the NHL is examining its culture and the good-old-boys ethos that for decades promoted the coverup of bad or unethical behavior.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Yes, the film is filled with self-delusion and unethical behavior, not just on Gracie’s part, but Elizabeth’s.
    Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Even as he's clearly overinvested in his work, Gyllenhaal brings a vigor to our would-be hero that helps him on the case — but at a certain unethical cost.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Trump, who is trailing in opinion polls, has used the debates to make accusations that Biden and his son Hunter engaged in unethical practices in Ukraine.
    NBC News, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Scam Goddess focuses on the more unethical and creative ways to make money.
    Pablo Goldstein, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2021
  • No one, including the parents, has spoken up and pointed out that this is even mildly unethical.
    Abigail Van Buren, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2023
  • No one, including the parents, have spoken up and pointed out that this is even mildly unethical.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2023
  • To release such a program would surely be deeply unethical.
    Time, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Still, Shannon is removed enough to clock when something feels unethical.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The most unethical landlords in places with weak protections sometimes raise rents just to get a tenant out of a unit instead of taking them to court over an eviction, researchers have found.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The Smithsonian said in June that the 29 Benin Bronzes would be the first pieces transferred under a new policy of returning items taken in unethical ways.
    Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2022
  • In an equitable world, actions like these would be immoral and unethical.
    Tahir Amin, STAT, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Legal experts told the newspaper the quid pro quo was highly unethical.
    Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Everyone in Alice Springs, home to dozens of art galleries, has a story about unethical practices in the world of Aboriginal art.
    Anthony Ham, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2022
  • Pretty sure making provably false statements to a judge is unethical.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The researchers also couldn’t randomly assign trans and nonbinary young people to live in states with anti-trans laws and states without them, since such a study design would be unethical, Nath said.
    Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024

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