unfair

Example Sentences

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Martin Puchner, an English professor, said the current grading system always felt unfair to the most accomplished students.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Carmen said: "I'm usually very careful about tracking and cancelling subscriptions, but Adobe Creative Cloud's approach felt especially unfair and difficult to manage."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Eventually we learned I had an immune condition; I also had mono, which felt cosmically unfair considering I had not yet been kissed and suspected I’d contracted it from the skating rink water fountain.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Ferguson said the law was needed to “rebalance an unfair system.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s unfair, though, because Loretta is only looking out for Annabelle’s safety.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti