unwisely
adverb
Examples of unwise in a Sentence
It would be unwise to buy a house now.
made the unwise decision to invest in a brand-new company
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An unwise subject replied in terms of moral absolutes—No way!
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Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Their wide receiver corps isn’t going to scare many teams and likely needs reinforcements next offseason, but giving a 30-year-old receiver like McLaurin $30 million a year seems unwise even with plenty of cap space to burn.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
His moves on vaccines have been aggressive and unwise, especially the recent decision to cancel all funding for further mRNA vaccine research.
—Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Now, five years later, this agenda looks especially wrong and unwise, but everyone seems afraid to call it out as such.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
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Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Their wide receiver corps isn’t going to scare many teams and likely needs reinforcements next offseason, but giving a 30-year-old receiver like McLaurin $30 million a year seems unwise even with plenty of cap space to burn.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
His moves on vaccines have been aggressive and unwise, especially the recent decision to cancel all funding for further mRNA vaccine research.
—Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Now, five years later, this agenda looks especially wrong and unwise, but everyone seems afraid to call it out as such.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
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“Unwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwise. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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