unjustly
adverb
Examples of unjust in a Sentence
The convict received an unjust sentence.
Recent Examples on the Web
This decision feels unjust and comes as a significant blow, not just to me, but to everyone who has championed my journey.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
In 1943: In Harlem, community anger over racially unjust treatment boiled over into the Harlem Race Riot of 1943 when a Black soldier tried to intervene in the arrest of a Black woman in a hotel lobby for disorderly conduct, and a white police officer shot him.
—Abigail Denault, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2024
Over the last decade, however, advocates have encouraged undocumented workers to denounce the abuse or unjust treatment in their companies.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2024
Trump's supporters explain why Heading into the convention, an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll found 59% of Americans said he was rightfully convicted of 34 felonies in his New York hush money trial and many fewer, 38%, accepted Trump's claim that the convictions were unjust.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 18 July 2024
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
In 1943: In Harlem, community anger over racially unjust treatment boiled over into the Harlem Race Riot of 1943 when a Black soldier tried to intervene in the arrest of a Black woman in a hotel lobby for disorderly conduct, and a white police officer shot him.
—Abigail Denault, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2024
Over the last decade, however, advocates have encouraged undocumented workers to denounce the abuse or unjust treatment in their companies.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2024
Trump's supporters explain why Heading into the convention, an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll found 59% of Americans said he was rightfully convicted of 34 felonies in his New York hush money trial and many fewer, 38%, accepted Trump's claim that the convictions were unjust.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 18 July 2024
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjust. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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