not warranted

Example Sentences

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"I don’t understand this – it doesn’t make any sense - it's not warranted and not needed," Mr Nicholl said.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

But prosecutors said in the filing that sending him to prison for the rest of his life was not warranted, despite the severity of his crime, because of his relative youth.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

Wilcox told The Associated Press he did not produce a report, but verbally told Vos impeachment was not warranted.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023

I know it’s not warranted —we’re in different places creatively and professionally, we have different demands on our time and personal lives, and I’m not feeling the same drive they are, etc.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2023

Some have rendered it "a lion of the nations is upon thee," applying it to Nebuchadnezzar; but this is only a paraphrase and not warranted by the Hebrew text.

From The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition by Gaebelein, Arno C.