undesirables

Example Sentences

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The skin barrier does more than just keeping undesirables out––it also is crucial for keeping certain essentials, like water, in.

From National Geographic • Nov. 28, 2023

Mints are frequent offenders, and they top many gardeners’ lists of undesirables.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023

Harboring and defending the undesirables and castoffs of the community irked her more “respectable” fellow parishioners.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2021

“It's horribly lamentable that we would paint any group as undesirables based on the actions of an extremely small number of radical folks that don't represent the religion in any way,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2015

The Immigration Act of 1917 barred thirty-three kinds of undesirables from entering the United States, and so, in 1922, on the deck of the Giulia, passengers distussed how to escape the categories.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides