How to Use unhealthy in a Sentence
unhealthy
adjective- Her skin looks blotchy and unhealthy.
- Tests revealed an unhealthy level of lead in the water.
- He was stuck in an unhealthy relationship.
- Eating honey can be unhealthy for babies.
- She has an unhealthy interest in natural disasters.
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That’s unhealthy and, in the grand scheme of things, beside the point of living.
— Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2022 -
This way of thinking is unhealthy for the soul of our nation.
— John Hatzis, National Review, 13 Sep. 2024 -
And these are healthy people because the unhealthy ones have died.
— Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2023 -
Most men search for a product that works well to keep their hair clean and not look a mess or unhealthy.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024 -
But you can be talented and not live a good life and be unhealthy.
— Krystal Rodriguez, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2023 -
The return has not been without plenty of the rough and an unhealthy dose of tumble.
— Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024 -
But there’s something just a little … unhealthy about that, isn’t there?
— Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023 -
Snack on foods that take more effort to eat (like shelled nuts, edamame, or fruit with a peel) to keep your mind off of eating unhealthy foods.
— Kristine Thomason, Health, 2 Nov. 2023 -
Sometimes retirement can slow your body and mind down in a way that is unhealthy.
— Dr. June Hall, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 -
The good of a job can outweigh the bad and keep victims in unhealthy environments.
— Fortune, 9 Feb. 2022 -
To step away from [unhealthy food] because the world is seeking to move in that direction.
— Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2022 -
The holiday season brings a lot of joy, stress and for some, an unhealthy temptation to drink – a lot.
— Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022 -
There’s not much business to be done on a dead planet with unhealthy people.
— Andrew Winston, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2024 -
Even Meta, the platform’s parent company, knows the app can be unhealthy for its users.
— WIRED, 21 Jan. 2023 -
So, there are the 10 signs of healthy behaviors and 10 signs of unhealthy behaviors.
— Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024 -
That’s proof that your roster — healthy or unhealthy — can’t measure up.
— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024 -
More on your favorite food:Why do some think potatoes are unhealthy?
— Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024 -
The agency said that exposure to even tiny amounts of the two most prominent PFAS is unhealthy.
— Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2023 -
Covid made everything worse as people stopped leaving the house, stopped going to the gym, and ate more unhealthy snacks.
— Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2023 -
In these countries, the FAO found that over 80 percent of the hidden costs of food are related to unhealthy diets.
— WIRED, 6 Nov. 2023 -
The entire first week of December was in that unhealthy range before the rain arrived.
— Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2021 -
This does not mean fruits that are higher in sugar per serving are unhealthy.
— Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024 -
The lessons she’s learned After unhealthy relationships with men and her body, Collins is now all about self-love.
— Sam Gillette, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024 -
That could be a bigger lift for companies that mostly sell unhealthy snacks and sweets.
— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024 -
The main issues cited by 14 percent of Gen-Zers in the survey were an unhealthy workplace environment and culture.
— Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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