unprofessional

Example Sentences

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Lakers star Luka Doncic was fined $50,000 on Tuesday for directing an “inappropriate and unprofessional gesture toward a game official” during the Lakers’ win over the New York Knicks on Sunday, the NBA announced.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

"We find it unprofessional and we find it unfair. We are looking forward to this being conducted under the rules and being conducted consistent with expectations."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

“Allow your boss to be the unprofessional one,” she says.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

Still, nothing was as odd as Bondi’s performance, which was unprofessional and combative.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

All of them had at one time or another gone over to the laboratory for advice or medicine or simply for unprofessional company.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck