How to Use unfairly in a Sentence

unfairly

adverb
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  • To some, the Guilty Men of the 1930s were unfairly maligned.
    — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Perhaps they’ve been unfairly blamed for the actions of the men in their lives.
    — Gisele Barreto Fetterman, ELLE, 30 Mar. 2023
  • His own reign, so unfairly cut short, had been the greatest of eras.
    — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The cut — unfairly cast as the bridesmaid of brisket — comes from the cow’s less fatty chest muscle, called the flat.
    — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2021
  • In the process, Biden says Hunter was unfairly singled out.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Has Meghan Markle has been treated unfairly by the press?
    — NBC News, 23 Oct. 2021
  • But the boomers, most of whom were too young then even to know what was going on, get the credit (or, just as unfairly, the blame).
    — The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Since then, he's used his clout and white-man privilege to smear her in the courts unfairly.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2021
  • His goal is to restore what’s been unfairly plundered by the white man.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Holofcener feels she has been unfairly placed in a too-narrow niche.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 July 2024
  • The union also said Soon-Shiong unfairly sought to blame the guild for layoffs.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • These hosts feel they have been unfairly looped in with big landlords.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2023
  • My next reaction, unfairly, is to put the weight of the world on these next 90 days: This art season needs to produce.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
  • And only time will tell if Halsey will feel like any TV critics are unfairly out for blood.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Without the right to strike, the scales are tipped unfairly in management’s favor.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2023
  • In the years since, Lewis has accused both Bell and Barton of unfairly targeting him.
    — Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Those critiques, fairly or unfairly, are aimed at the Matadors’ first-year head coach.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Voters seemed tired of being governed by Democrats and, fairly or unfairly, blamed the party for their sense that the country is on the wrong track.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Stocks that get unfairly punished can wind up as great bargains.
    — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The fact that Trump once again seems to be catching a break—at least thus far—leaves many in Clinton’s orbit frustrated and, not unfairly, a bit stung.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Some small-time hosts feel the law unfairly loops them in with professional landlords.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The point Sandoval appears to be trying to make is that he has been unfairly railroaded by the court of public opinion.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2024
  • In other words, the goal is to avoid unfairly demonizing all parabens.
    — Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Translate such a paper to the internet today, and there’s a high chance it would be unfairly branded as an MFA.
    — Sergii Denysenko, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Meanwhile, many who got burned by the meme-stock craze unfairly accused Tenev and Bhatt of colluding with short sellers.
    — Byjeff John Roberts and Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 July 2024
  • Push them hard enough, treat them unfairly for long enough and even our most loyal partners will start shopping around for better deals.
    — Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
  • According to the poll, about 70% of Black people said the healthcare system treats people unfairly based on race.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
  • Doubt creeps in — unfairly, unjustly — no matter how hard those growing minds fight to hold it back.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Without this transparency, my integrity might have continued to be unfairly questioned.
    — As Told To Lindy Segal, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The announcement comes after complaints from Republicans that banks have treated some conservatives unfairly.
    — Jesse Pound,jeff Cox, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025

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