unjustly
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of unjustly
Example Sentences
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Filming in a constricting boxy aspect ratio, the Ukrainian director takes us inside a corroding prison filled with men unjustly incarcerated as enemies of the state.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
The verdict in the trial in Los Angeles came after Tony Saxon claimed the rapper, also known as Ye, did not pay him properly for work at the beachside property and fired him unjustly.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
“I’ve been a victim of fashion, unjustly applying berry passion,” goes the final refrain.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
He claimed the company violated Illinois’s consumer fraud act and was unjustly enriching itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
I treasure tales of escape, be they from Alcatraz or Nazi concentration camps or the dungeon in which Dumas’s Count of Monte Cristo was unjustly imprisoned for fifteen years.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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