unjust
Example Sentences
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Let’s hope Judge Chuang dispenses with the Justice Department’s unjust prison demand and issues a suspended sentence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
"After five years of unjust imprisonment, Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara has finally been freed," read a post on his Facebook account managed by his friends.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Probably because this time what he sought to overturn — discipline stemming from Balogun’s accidental contact in the United States’ victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina — actually was unjust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
But it did feel unjust that the luck of the group stage draw could have such an impact on the potential to qualify in third.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
He said from the bench, “The Court believes that to sentence Mr. Angelos to prison for the rest of his life is unjust, cruel, and even irrational.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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