unhealthy

Example Sentences

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“This one is very powerful,” she told me before the session, holding up a translucent stick that she said she uses to cut unhealthy attachments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

A new term has been coined by dermatologists and academics: cosmeticorexia, which they define as having an unhealthy obsession with achieving "flawless" skin from a young age, leading to an obsessive use of cosmetic products.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

There is no single reason why colon-cancer rates have been rising in people younger than 50, but it’s likely driven by increasingly unhealthy diets that lack fiber and over-index on ultraprocessed foods.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

French fries have long been criticized as an unhealthy food choice, and new research suggests they may deserve that reputation more than other potato dishes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

For whatever reason he grumbled and spat and alternated between growling orders and rubbing his big, unhealthy belly.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles