Examples of unwanted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Yohanna Logan said that her sister came home deeply shaken at least twice and had described the unwanted advances. — New York Times, 4 June 2021 However, the racial and power dynamics that surface because of TJ’s (Jared Troilo) unwanted advances are very real. — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2021 Despite a few unwanted pests, the finca and its adjacent stable charmed them. — WSJ, 24 Apr. 2021 Wilson was an aggrieved shopping cart gatherer who had previously made unwanted advances toward female employees and was requesting to transfer to another nearby Stop & Shop location, according to police. — Ganesh Setty, CNN, 21 Apr. 2021 McCullough and others are more bullish on saving existing trees through biological control: identifying, rearing, and releasing insects or other species that kill unwanted pests. — Gabriel Popkin, Science | AAAS, 12 Nov. 2020 This mistake can leave your home susceptible to burglary or unwanted pests. — Colin Daniels, Houston Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2020 This arrangement neutralizes internal standing waves, which then reduces unwanted resonance and Q Acoustics claims the speakers deliver a cleaner, tighter bass sound. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 26 May 2021 Since then, the social network has invested resources in policing its service — including hiring more than 10,000 third-party content moderators and subject matter experts — and building algorithms to scan for unwanted content. — Washington Post, 26 May 2021

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