unjustifiably

Example Sentences

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For a stock to have been unjustifiably punished, it must have seen improving earnings estimates over the past three months and a lagging stock price.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

When Mr. Sveen says wolves “ruined” 40 lambs in one night, we assume he means they were left dead and uneaten and this enrages him, not unjustifiably.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

He added: "I am acutely aware that confidence is not necessarily a measure of competence, some unjustifiably lack confidence yet others have more confidence than their ability justifies."

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Besides his bearish opinion on tech, given his stance on inflation and unsustainable deficits, he also doesn’t like bonds and thinks credit spreads are unjustifiably tight given the deteriorating economic outlook.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

But the townsite is not private property, although it has unjustifiably been so claimed from the first settlement of the Colony.

From Some Reminiscences of old Victoria by Fawcett, Edgar