unclean
Example Sentences
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To be clear, the movie wasn’t what it claimed to be, but a bizarre blend of staged scenes and found footage, which only heightened its notoriety as an unclean object.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
A longstanding taboo in Chinese culture against used goods, seen as unclean or a shameful sign of poverty, is lifting rapidly.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
If that makes you a little sick, if the whole thing feels a little unclean, that’s only because the internet has become a nauseous, infested place.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025
The animal charity said the dogs were kept in unclean and overcrowded conditions, with little access to fresh water.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025
Understand now, she was barely rated in the top twenty; her hair was uncombed, unclean; her age was just seventeen, so there was still, in occasional places, the remains of baby fat.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
