How to Use undue in a Sentence

undue

adjective
  • These requirements shouldn't cause you any undue hardship.
  • His writing is elegant without calling undue attention to itself.
  • Chubb, who rushed for 87 yards and the three TDs, has been taking undue heat for scoring the TD and failing to seal the victory.
    Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Health officials in each state said there was no cause for undue alarm.
    Michelle L. Price, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2021
  • And because of that leak now, there is undue pressure on our justices.
    Mark Murray, NBC News, 5 May 2022
  • The plant is one of many that activists argue puts undue health risks on Black communities in the area.
    Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • That way, new construction doesn’t mean an undue new flood risk.
    Amanda Shendruk, Quartz, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Does the law place an undue burden on those seeking abortions?
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2021
  • That would cause undue pain because high rates slow the economy.
    Stan Choe, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
  • What counts as an undue hardship will depend on the resources of the employer.
    Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
  • If so, your call-in time frames might be causing undue frustration.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Coulibaly, a 41-year-old Black man, said he was subjected to numerous undue ID checks starting at the age of 14.
    Elaine Ganley, ajc, 22 July 2021
  • Ramesh denied, though, that the R.S.S. wields any undue influence over the government.
    Samanth Subramanian, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
  • This would help shift the composition of Africa’s exports to the rest of the world away from undue dependence on raw commodities.
    Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Those who believe the shirtsleeves prophecy may be led to distrust their children and place undue restrictions on their use of the wealth.
    Dennis Jaffe, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Hitting a big bump at speed proved the truck can fly and—more importantly—land without undue drama.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 19 Nov. 2022
  • His sister screamed that her brother had autism, but that did not stop the deputy from exercising undue force anyway.
    Amanda Joy Calhoun, STAT, 4 May 2022
  • When the economy and things are going well, the president gets undue credit.
    ABC News, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Again, this adds to the undue pressure on birthing parents to chestfeed exclusively.
    Allison Tsai, SELF, 23 June 2022
  • For people struggling to make ends meet, the cost of pads and tampons can be an additional undue burden.
    Laken Brooks, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Some real estate groups and park owners argue the bill places an undue burden on landlords.
    Claire Rush, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The movie ultimately suggests that the undue speed of the ship was a factor in its fatal collision with an iceberg.
    Alex Traub, New York Times, 5 May 2024
  • But staying inside can put undue strain on the country’s energy grid.
    Washington Post, 9 May 2022
  • The year is 1955, an era when a merry mushroom cloud can billow upward, in the background, signalling the test of an atomic bomb, without causing undue alarm.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
  • The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
    Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
  • As a result, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
    Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2024
  • That seems like overreach in the opposite direction — discretion erring on the side of undue harshness.
    Damon Linker, The Week, 13 May 2022
  • Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2024
  • People may place undue trust in vague advice, leading to misguided decisions.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The deal with Davison poses just that potential for undue influence, said Virginia Canter, a former government ethics lawyer.
    Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 30 July 2024

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