unethical
Example Sentences
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And it says its agency is being set up precisely to make sure there are "guardrails in place to avoid an unethical impact of AI".
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
We thought flopping and foul-baiting made for unethical hoops, but those are but basketball misdemeanors; Adebayo’s big night was felonious.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
What was viewed as merely eccentric in 1956, when Gavin Maxwell brought an otter back from the Tigris marshes, would now be seen as unethical, not to mention illegal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
It is both illegal and unethical to change your mother’s personal details, including her bank account address, without her knowledge and consent.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
One of the most reliable ways to acquire papers was through bribery, and this was the only area where I tolerated what were often unethical means of obtaining information.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.