unwisely
adverb
Examples of unwise in a Sentence
It would be unwise to buy a house now.
made the unwise decision to invest in a brand-new company
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With little interest among Americans for acquiring the territory, Rogers said the Trump administration would be unwise to continue its talk about increasing the U.S. military presence without agreement with allies.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
But narrowing the range of acceptable opinions is an unwise course, one that disserves and underestimates our readers.
—Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Betting against Crosby to make it back seems unwise.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Operating a business without a firewall or two-factor authentication to protect digital assets is simply unwise.
—Hod Fleishman, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
But narrowing the range of acceptable opinions is an unwise course, one that disserves and underestimates our readers.
—Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Betting against Crosby to make it back seems unwise.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Operating a business without a firewall or two-factor authentication to protect digital assets is simply unwise.
—Hod Fleishman, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unwise
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“Unwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwise. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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