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
• Democrats said the pausing of aid to Ukraine was dangerous and ill-advised.
  — Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
• The initial entry of Lidl into the U.S. market was ill-advised.
  — Walter Loeb, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• Both are making bets that will prove prescient or ill-advised.
  — Steve Peoples, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
• Seeking public approval at a loved one’s expense is ill-advised as the moon and Jupiter clash.
  — USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
• While Nix’s throw was ill-advised, the protection wasn’t great, either.
  — Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 10 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
• 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
• Towns scored 62 points, but put forth one of his worst defensive efforts of the season and took some ill-advised — to put it mildly — shots in the second half.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2024
• 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
• This also makes right turns from northbound Lee Road onto eastbound Cedar Road ill-advised at that pinch point.
  — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2023
• Discovering this while in the midst of conflict with a native creature is ill-advised.
  — Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 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
• But more recently, his bearish stance has proven ill-advised.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 5 July 2024
• The price may have been ill-advised, but the free beta shortly before launch barely attracted 2,000 players on Steam.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Oct. 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, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
• But again, banking on him to be available for the full 2025 campaign would be ill-advised after Blackmon has never played a full season in his career.
  — James Boyd, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
• But again, banking on him to be available for the full 2025 campaign would be ill-advised after Blackmon has never played a full season in his career.
  — James Boyd, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
• Meanwhile, for those with gluten intolerance or a gluten allergy, eating a flour tortilla is either ill-advised or out of the question.
  — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
• While my Costco ones are remarkably soft and absorbent for the price, splurging for one of our favorite luxury brands like Weezie or Hillhouse Home will never be ill-advised.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
• But his effort quickly proved fruitless and ill-advised: the entire neighborhood was rushing to evacuate around him.
  — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
• Although buying high on a team that has surpassed this total in five straight games feels slightly ill-advised, the fact is Ottawa is facing a Blackhawks team that has let in goals left-and-right against some pretty weak teams lately.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2023
• But Joshua Glick, a visiting professor of film and electronic arts at Bard University, believes such a move would be ill-advised.
  — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 4 May 2023
• Water officials knew that opening dams to meet President Trump’s wishes was ill-advised.
  — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
• The secretary of state had quit in protest of President Carter's decision to launch a military rescue effort in Iran, which Vance considered ill-advised.
  — Harrison Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2023
• The secretary of state had quit in protest of President Carter’s decision to launch a military rescue effort in Iran, which Vance considered ill-advised.
  — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
• Starbuck would be ill-advised to target e.l.f.’s diversity efforts, Amin said.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
• Driving through extreme weather is especially ill-advised and can, of course, be treacherous.
  — Joe Difazio, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
• In addition to these 25 entire countries on the list, there are a further 47 where travel is ill-advised to parts of the country because of political instability, conflicts, and crime.
  — Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
• In addition to these 25 entire countries on the list, there are a further 47 where travel is ill-advised to parts of the country because of political instability, conflicts, and crime.
  — Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025