unworthy

Example Sentences

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A legal statement which UK Athletics produced years after the incident was described by the prosecutor as '"a deeply unworthy document by a national sporting body and one of which it should be ashamed".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The problem with covering Clavicular is not that he is unworthy of attention.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The low-grade layer—which the previous owners hit and deemed unworthy of mining—was the type of primary sulfide ore Rio seeks to unlock with Nuton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The systemic anonymizing and blurring of anyone accused without proof of being a gang leader and terrorist is one way to render them unworthy of our concern.

From Slate • May 21, 2025

“To put sentiment before power. You are unworthy of being called a magician.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston