unwanted

Example Sentences

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 limits unwanted marketing messages.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Taking misoprostol alone has also become a standard treatment for unwanted pregnancies in countries where mifepristone is harder to come by.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

“The report is an unwanted welcome gift for Kevin Warsh, who is expected to take over as Fed chair this week and has recently advocated for lowering interest rates,” wrote Barron’s Fed reporter Nicole Goodkind.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Raised by two self-focused and unloving parents, scarred by their divorce and her father’s abandonment, Hepburn vowed that she would never allow any children of hers to feel as unwanted as she did.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

It would seem as if all the unwanted children would stick together and be one against the things that were against them.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith