unethical

Example Sentences

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It would be just as unethical for a therapist to use treatment to pressure someone into being LGBTQ+ as it is to use treatment to coerce someone out of being such an identity.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 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

They claim it is unethical and that children cannot give fully informed consent to a treatment which might affect their future fertility.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 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