unjustifiable
adjective
un·jus·ti·fi·able
ˌən-ˈjə-stə-ˌfī-ə-bəl 
: unable to be justified : not excusable or justifiable
an unjustifiable decision
taking an unjustifiable risk
unjustifiable expenses
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Examples of unjustifiable in a Sentence
an unjustifiable attack that must be avenged
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One year on from the appalling, unjustifiable Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and Israel’s ongoing, disproportionate military assault and atrocities in Gaza, the whole Middle East is on the brink of a catastrophic regional war.
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Mary Robinson, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
And lastly, we cannot be held hostage to the voices on the extreme, that are, voices that are applauding starvation and displacement, that encourage collective punishment, that defend the indefensible, that justify the unjustifiable.
—Abc News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024
Thanks to an unjustifiable special exemption from federal antikickback-corruption laws granted by Congress, PBMs are allowed to pocket massive drug-pricing rebates—often 40% and higher—instead of passing on those savings directly to patients.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
That so many of these subtle strengths are undermined by poor structure, unjustifiable plotting, and an inattention to detail in basic storytelling is a real shame.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
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Mary Robinson, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
And lastly, we cannot be held hostage to the voices on the extreme, that are, voices that are applauding starvation and displacement, that encourage collective punishment, that defend the indefensible, that justify the unjustifiable.
—Abc News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024
Thanks to an unjustifiable special exemption from federal antikickback-corruption laws granted by Congress, PBMs are allowed to pocket massive drug-pricing rebates—often 40% and higher—instead of passing on those savings directly to patients.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
That so many of these subtle strengths are undermined by poor structure, unjustifiable plotting, and an inattention to detail in basic storytelling is a real shame.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Unjustifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjustifiable. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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