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Recent Examples of unhygienic
Pet Supplies Storing any sort of pet items like food, litter boxes, or toys in your bedroom closet can be unhygienic.
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Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
This will help keep unsightly and unhygienic mildew at bay.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025
Violations include unhygienic storage of used marijuana and improper sanitizer concentration.
—Kunle Falayi, AZCentral.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Plastic pieces in food may also , especially if the plastic originates from unhygienic sources or is exposed to unsanitary conditions.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
This will help keep unsightly and unhygienic mildew at bay.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025
Violations include unhygienic storage of used marijuana and improper sanitizer concentration.
—Kunle Falayi, AZCentral.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Plastic pieces in food may also , especially if the plastic originates from unhygienic sources or is exposed to unsanitary conditions.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unhygienic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhygienic
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For decades, tenants have complained about unsanitary or dangerous conditions, including mold, rodents, and heat and hot water outages.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Subcontracting agencies are known for pressuring workers to cut corners, unsanitary conditions, wage theft, and other health and safety issues.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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The company issued the recall because the shrimp may have been prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with cesium-137 (Cs-137).—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Sep. 2025
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Employees were observed to only sanitize their gloved hands after touching insanitary surfaces and then resumed touching RTE food and various food contact surfaces.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Unhygienic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhygienic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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