as in unfair
not fair or deserved; not just
The convict received an unjust sentence.
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Recent Examples of unjust
Team Altman played its hand pretty well going into the jury room—a finding of liability on either of Musk's two charges of breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment would frankly be a surprise.
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Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 17 May 2026
And two of the major chase scenes were designed so that what starts off as righteous somehow tilts toward being unjust.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Musk filed suit in 2024, alleging breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Whatever happens to this family or to this woman, for me, is a universal example of the pain of a mother and the pain of a woman in an unjust situation.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 15 May 2026
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Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 17 May 2026
And two of the major chase scenes were designed so that what starts off as righteous somehow tilts toward being unjust.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Musk filed suit in 2024, alleging breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Whatever happens to this family or to this woman, for me, is a universal example of the pain of a mother and the pain of a woman in an unjust situation.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for unjust
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjust
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Bonta pushes back against FIFA ticketing practices In his Wednesday letter to the federation, Bonta emphasized California’s consumer protection laws against unfair competition and false advertising.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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But Oklahoma City has raised the standard to an almost unfair level.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Sterling failed to live up to unreasonable expectations created by his huge contract, which quickly became a millstone.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The construction strikes many locals as both unreasonable and unstoppable.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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The case has become one of the most emblematic examples cited by rights organizations accusing Venezuela’s security apparatus of using arbitrary detention, incommunicado imprisonment and forced disappearances against dissidents and suspected opponents.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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Her work-from-home job requires her to maintain a minimum internet connection of 65 Mbps in downloads, which is subject to arbitrary testing.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
18 May 2026
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjust. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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