How to Use unwanted in a Sentence

unwanted

adjective

• And woe to the one who, in the eyes of the receiver, gives something unwanted.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• With the help of Spencer, they’ll get rid of the old and even make some cash from selling unwanted valuables.
  — oregonlive, 11 July 2023
• Close the blinds and curtains on sun-facing windows to block the sun's rays and avoid unwanted heat.
  — Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
• On their tidy potting bench, a butter knife rests in a pot, at the ready to tackle any unwanted sprouts.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
• What’s your one advice for shielding the hair from too much unwanted UV light?
  — Angela Lei, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Now there’s an island for unwanted and banned books, too.
  — NBC News, 21 Mar. 2022
• At the same time do thin out crisscrossing branches among the limbs and unwanted shoots from the base of plants kept as tree or shrub forms.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Feb. 2022
• The glass should be larger than the paper to avoid any unwanted shadows.
  — Kim Hutchison, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2022
• The bird carefully removes a branch, strips off unwanted leaves with its bill and fashions a hook from the wood.
  — Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
• If an awful smell comes from the drain, bleach could eliminate the unwanted scent.
  — Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
• But her dreams to forge her own life as a dancer in a big city are brought down to earth after an unwanted pregnancy.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Mar. 2023
• Since the start of this vital program, the CDHR has helped over 100 equines and horse owners in need with the issue of unwanted horses.
  — Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2022
• A year after setting a bunch of unwanted records on its way to a 28th-place finish in DVOA, the unit should bounce back nicely.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 5 Sep. 2022
• Enter the Conair Fabric Shaver, which removes snags, pilling and unwanted fuzzies from all my clothes.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 20 Mar. 2023
• And there are ways to combat that unwanted shine in order to sneak in more time between washes.
  — Stacey Leasca, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2023
• Amid the debate over the Brentwood house, neighbors had complained that a flock of tourists and fans were bringing unwanted traffic to the area.
  — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
• The first thing that struck me about the air purifier was its ability to knock out unwanted odors.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 30 July 2023
• This is because sound bouncing around a room, or loud devices, can cause echoes and unwanted noise.
  — Eric Ravenscraft, Wired, 25 Dec. 2021
• At the time of the dropoff, a return date will be scheduled to review the store's offer, pick up any unwanted items and collect any payment.
  — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2022
• In her young eyes, the pollera would draw unwanted attention anyway.
  — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023
• For the first time, patients can now take highly effective medicines to shed unwanted weight.
  — TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
• Narvaez, seen as too close to the unwanted houseguest, was asked to leave in July 2018 amid a shake-up of the diplomatic mission’s staff.
  — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 25 June 2024
• The author of the original French tome, who went by the pen name Max Valentin to avoid unwanted inquiries from treasure seekers, died in 2009.
  — Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
• And if that’s the lay of the land at the labels, then the streaming services that partner with them are just as subject to abrupt, unexpected, and unwanted changes.
  — Vulture, 7 Mar. 2023
• Even more emissions are produced in shipping the unwanted shoes back.
  — Greg Tunney, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022
• The collar is even padded to prevent unwanted rubbing and blisters.
  — Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
• Simply pop them in the freezer for about 20 minutes, and your loved one can use them to massage unwanted eye puffiness.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2024
• Nick Frost is all too familiar with the feeling of being an unwanted tourist.
  — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
• As in real life, the fictional Dagmar runs a candy shop where women drop off their unwanted babies and receive assurances that a good home will be found for them.
  — Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
• Cairney and his colleagues showed in an earlier study that sleep deprivation impairs people’s ability to suppress unwanted thoughts.
  — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 26 Jan 2025