How to Use unreasonable in a Sentence

unreasonable

adjective
Definition of unreasonablenext
Synonyms for unreasonablenext
  • You are entitled to compensation for unreasonable delays.
  • I told him that I wouldn't pay unless he sent me a replacement. Am I being unreasonable?
  • In the age of Covid, the risks seemed unreasonable to me.
    — Deborah Lovich, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
  • And that the unreasonable terms of model X Lee’s left Collinwood with a food desert.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 Apr. 2022
  • At 33, that’s not unreasonable and the Red Sox are among the teams in need of another lefthander in the bullpen.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2022
  • All the charges require proof that the force used to restrain Mr. Floyd was unreasonable.
    — Jacob Gershman, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Scoping all this out in three days seems a risky and unreasonable ask.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 2 June 2022
  • But a little drawer space and a place to hang a few items does not seem unreasonable.
    — Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
  • First, this includes the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.
    — Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 11 May 2021
  • The Irish poet wrote that progress depends on unreasonable men, who make the world adapt to them, not reasonable ones who adapt to the world.
    — Menachem Wecker, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The first letter from the Russians was softer and didn’t have many unreasonable demands that the US couldn’t meet.
    — Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
  • It’s not unreasonable to think a fan would buy a product like that in the hopes of looking like a Kardashian.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Granted, she has been hurt in the past, but this request seems unreasonable.
    — Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2021
  • So, to have Sunday — one day of seven — be a day free of gunshots is not unreasonable.
    — John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The fear of getting stuck is not unreasonable, said the travel risk experts.
    — Heather Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Accept a job that’s unreasonable far away from the plaintiff’s home.
    — Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 16 May 2022
  • In other instances, as in the St. Louis case, judges ruled the officers did not use unreasonable force.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2021
  • The area is about an hour-and-a-half drive from Nashville, allowing for a not-unreasonable commute.
    — New York Times, 12 Feb. 2022
  • One of them was, there was a company with a not unreasonable idea on how to make cheap solar cells called Solyndra.
    — Katherine Huggins, Forbes, 7 July 2022
  • In that case, a lawyer could argue that the driver exposed other road users to an unreasonable risk.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2024
  • That doesn’t mean the Progressive Field deal is unreasonable, Humphreys said.
    — Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2021
  • The excellence and the longevity are unreasonable to match or even approach.
    — Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • For all three charges, prosecutors had to prove that Chauvin caused Floyd's death and that his use of force was unreasonable.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2021
  • For all three charges, prosecutors had to prove that Chauvin caused Floyd’s death and that his use of force was unreasonable.
    — Amy Forliti, chicagotribune.com, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Problems in the equally famous class NP may take an unreasonable amount of time to solve, but their solutions are easy to check.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 25 Jan. 2023
  • It’s not unreasonable for Swanson’s price tag to go up after the other mega deals for shortstops.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Over the course of several hearings, Motley has tried to prove that the shooting was unreasonable.
    — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 July 2021
  • In Maryland, if an unreasonable amount of force is used, people still can claim self-defense to lessen the charges, just not to absolve themselves, O’Neill said.
    — Jessica Ander, Washington Post, 28 July 2022
  • Most Canadians supported the move and opposed the weekslong blockades, but the Federal Court of Canada ruled last year that the use of the powers was unreasonable.
    — Amanda Coletta The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Eight in 10 Americans now say the price of prescription drugs is unreasonable, a quarter of adults struggle to afford their medications, and one-third haven’t taken a prescribed medicine due to the cost.
    — Madeline Weil, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2025

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