unsound

Example Sentences

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She’s right about that, but this manual included some unsound science.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

The castle may have been demolished because it was structurally unsound or damaged in enemy attacks.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

That assessment was technically accurate but fundamentally unsound.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2025

The surface pleasures of “Y2K” are outlandishly fun, but plot-wise, the film is structurally unsound.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

His stubby legs were a study in unsound construction, with squarish, asymmetrical “baseball glove” knees that didn’t quite straighten all the way, leaving him in a permanent semicrouch.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand