How to Use ill-advised in a Sentence

ill-advised

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• There have been many points on that path that were truly ill-advised.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
• Both are making bets that will prove prescient or ill-advised.
  — Steve Peoples, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
• This is the most short-sighted and ill-advised cost-cutting measure.
  — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
• Removal of fallen leaves from planter beds, whether by blower or rake, is ill-advised.
  — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
• But more recently, his bearish stance has proven ill-advised.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 5 July 2024
• To be sure, some of these divestitures and breakups follow deals that seem to have been ill-advised from the start.
  — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2026
• That trade is now looking like one of the worst and most ill-advised ones in recent memory.
  — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
• Democrats said the pausing of aid to Ukraine was dangerous and ill-advised.
  — Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
• Your husband’s cousin is trying hard to deal with her grief, however ill-advised her method may be.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
• While splurging on trends may be ill-advised, splurging on a classic suit that never goes out of style makes sense.
  — Maya Polton Updated, Parents, 10 Aug. 2023
• While Nix’s throw was ill-advised, the protection wasn’t great, either.
  — Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
• Under a warning, travel is ill-advised.
  — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 28 Nov. 2025
• However, while willy-nilly scrubbing is ill-advised, there is more than one way to clean stainless steel.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
• However, while willy-nilly scrubbing is ill-advised, there is more than one way to clean stainless steel.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
• However, while willy-nilly scrubbing is ill-advised, there is more than one way to clean stainless steel.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
• Discovering this while in the midst of conflict with a native creature is ill-advised.
  — Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
• However, long-term makeup storage is ill-advised.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
• However, long-term makeup storage is ill-advised.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
• Ament’s lawyers are now pushing to withdraw his guilty plea, saying he’d been ill-advised by his previous counsel.
  — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
• However, his first takedown attempt of the round was ill-advised as Covington shot while close to the fence.
  — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
• Following the path that the previous director had taken would have been ill-advised.
  — Janine Schindler, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
• Other segments feature a woman being stalked by telephone and a nurse whose decision to steal a ring from a corpse turns out to be very ill-advised.
  — Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
• Other segments feature a woman being stalked by telephone and a nurse whose decision to steal a ring from a corpse turns out to be very ill-advised.
  — Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
• But his goalie interference penalty in the opening period was ill-advised.
  — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
• Either way, the tweet created a conflict of interest in the Twitter-sphere that felt ill-advised at best.
  — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2025
• But others criticized Jackson, calling his action ill-timed and ill-advised.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
• Of all the Yellowstone spinoffs, Dutton Ranch feels like the most can’t-miss — and maybe also the most ill-advised.
  — Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 May 2026
• After a few run-ins like this, Scott even invites him to one of his games (an ill-advised — but in this case successful — attempt to win over a gay guy).
  — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
• To guide Sticks in the right direction, Leo makes some (foolish and increasingly ill-advised) moves.
  — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• Driving through extreme weather is especially ill-advised and can, of course, be treacherous.
  — Joe Difazio, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024