ill-advised
Example Sentences
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Some, particularly those of his family, were probably ill advised, though the final judgment on that will depend on future developments.
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025
"It is also ill advised to encourage and glorify such actions through social media, other digital platforms, and the broader media," the EFL's statement continued.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2022
“It’s certainly ill advised, but I think they were — I think it shows just how so many of our veterans are very concerned about the situation.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2021
That’s ill advised now, given social distancing requirements.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2020
He denounced the transaction as extraordinary and ill advised, and, while himself professing to believe that it proceeded only from motives of benevolence, expressed his conviction that others would regard it as "a job."
From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert