as in unfair
not fair or deserved; not just
The convict received an unjust sentence.
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Recent Examples of unjust
Which land’s unjust deeds does one examine?
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
These charges are absurd and unjust.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Just as New Orleans has spent the last 20 years on the road to recovery, DRP is working to reckon with Detroit's tidal wave of unjust property tax foreclosures and chart a path toward repair.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
In March 2025, a circuit judge ruled that the fines were unjust, ordering Walton County to pay Peavy’s legal fees, totaling $42,000.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
These charges are absurd and unjust.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Just as New Orleans has spent the last 20 years on the road to recovery, DRP is working to reckon with Detroit's tidal wave of unjust property tax foreclosures and chart a path toward repair.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
In March 2025, a circuit judge ruled that the fines were unjust, ordering Walton County to pay Peavy’s legal fees, totaling $42,000.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unjust
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjust
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Sadly, because of these two, all the sisters were tarred with the same brush, which is most unfair.—
Mimi Pond,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The union argued that Levine Cava’s plan to shift the $28 million expense to the Fire Rescue Department was unfair because that agency is funded solely with a special tax only paid by owners of property located outside of Miami and the other cities that have their own fire departments.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Russia is trying to paint Ukraine as the unreasonable party in negotiations, Ferris said.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Darryl Morin, national president of Forward Latino, a Latino advocacy group based in Franklin, Wisconsin, said the decision erodes Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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And part of that structure is ensuring that the IRS consistently enforces the code without imposing arbitrary changes on certain taxpayers.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Both sides have also carried out arbitrary detentions, with SAF interrogating and beating dozens of Christians in 2024 and 2025.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman uses her new book, The Double Tax, to demonstrate how gender and race intersect to create an unequal economic burden.—
Aisha Nyandoro,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But for one Reddit user, a second wedding anniversary became a painful reminder of unequal effort.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjust. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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