ill-conceived
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“You can’t just turn those consoles off and back on and hope everything works. It just seems like PR... If it is their actual plan, it’s ill-conceived and it won’t work.”
From Los Angeles Times
So it’s unfortunate that the final scene undermines her with ill-conceived design.
From New York Times
Stroman called the plan “strategically ill-conceived” and said it “creates dangerous risks that are not justified by the relatively low financial return, and doesn’t meet our responsibility as an essential part of America’s critical infrastructure.”
From Washington Post
He said he accepted “full responsibility” for what he characterized as ill-conceived attempts to be affectionate or humorous but said he would resign in two weeks for the good of the state.
From Reuters
In it, Congress “recognizes that there have been years of official depredations, ill-conceived policies, and the breaking of covenants by the Federal Government regarding Indian tribes.”
From Washington Post
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