Example Sentences

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“He’s a good person, I never felt that he was unreasonably demanding,” Bram said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

This includes not putting people under undue pressure to donate and not unreasonably intruding on their privacy.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

When federal officers violate federal law or act unreasonably when carrying out their duties, they can face state charges.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

To which Groucho replies, not unreasonably: “You call that nothing?”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025

He suspected, not unreasonably, that he might be the only person in Berkeley looking for arbitrage opportunities in the market for credit derivatives.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis