ill-chosen
Example Sentences
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The governing body added that Attwell was the clear "victim" of Forest's "ill-chosen and irresponsible" post.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024
But glumness isn’t obligatory, and in a world filled with new media that perpetually deluge us with ill-chosen words, the grace of well-executed verbal economy can be very welcome, indeed.
From Slate • Apr. 5, 2021
She’ll go on an apology tour of the Senate, probably beginning with a visit to Collins to ask forgiveness for her ill-chosen words about bad faith.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2020
That memorably ill-chosen metaphor would become a grim punch line for the growing antiwar movement of the era.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2020
Estermont thinks the flaming heart ill-chosen and begs to fight beneath the crowned stag as of old.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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