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

A charter school also can be denied renewal if it is fiscally unsound, but district staff concluded that, too, was not grounds for denial.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

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 best way to use this information, he thought, was to buy what appeared to be the sounder mortgage bonds and simultaneously sell the unsound ones.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis