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Recent Examples of unsafe If your home is made of wood, termite damage can cause potentially dangerous incidents like sagging ceilings, unsafe staircases, falling posts and beams, and more, Allan Bossel, operations expert at Bed Bug Exterminator, explains. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025 Around 250,000 animals annually are victims of hoarding, often kept in unsafe and unsanitary conditions. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 If people aren’t speaking up, ask what truths feel unsafe to say. Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 The administration claimed that Harvard failed to act despite being aware that Jewish and Israeli students felt unsafe on campus. Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsafe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsafe
Adjective
  • Other symptoms can include itching, swelling, and a throbbing pain that radiates up the affected limb, according to Cleveland Clinic. Types Of Jellyfish To Look Out For According to Coffey, the U.S. is home to more than 9,000 species of jellyfish, and only about 100 are considered dangerous.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
  • Making Their Lives Too Easy Wealth without work creates a dangerous illusion.
    Anatoly Iofe, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • The problem isn’t that general providers are careless, but that their systems and staff simply aren’t built for these edge cases.
    Ari Raptis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • When businesses are careless and people get hurt, those businesses should be held accountable.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Some have also reported hazardous biking conditions due to traffic.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025
  • Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • Alleged stabber Larry Boards is facing two counts of felony assault, reckless endangerment, and harassment for the crazed confrontation at the 82nd St.-Jackson Heights No. 7 train station at about 4:15 p.m. Friday, cops said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
  • Broadly, the search warrant describes the crimes as first-degree intentional homicide and reckless endangering of safety by use of a deadly weapon.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Much of this inventory is now sitting idle on the market, as buyers steer away from a likely risky investment.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • This represents a highly unorthodox and potentially risky approach to trade.
    Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Understanding the gravity of a red flag warning and adhering to these precautions is paramount in averting wildfires during these perilous conditions.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
  • The rap scene, then steeped in gangster culture, was perilous.
    Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 3 July 2025

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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsafe. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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