How to Use unscrupulous in a Sentence

unscrupulous

adjective
  • The two seem shady and unscrupulous right from the start, and sure enough, things quickly go downhill from there.
    Bryan Bishop, The Verge, 31 Oct. 2018
  • At the same time, some unscrupulous home care agencies will surely find ways to game the new system.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • The terms of the contract were outrageous by any standard — hence the term unscrupulous.
    Kathleen Elaine Angione, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
  • But many unscrupulous/criminal sellers may go to great lengths to hide the fact that their car has been in a flood.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The unscrupulous smugglers are quick to adapt to any change in U.S. policy.
    Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2021
  • But Rosas swapping him for Finch just a few hours after the firing was an unscrupulous move.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2021
  • An unscrupulous one will be tempted to play the moment for cheap emotion.
    Avi Selk, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Many of these projects were low quality at best, unscrupulous at best worst.
    Natasha Frost, Quartz, 15 Jan. 2020
  • The unscrupulous leader had no interest in bettering the lot of the poor.
    Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2018
  • Plucked from her Alaskan habitat by the unscrupulous jocks of the McCain campaign, small-town Sarah struggles in the jangling world of prime time.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
  • In the story about a duo that scams the elderly, González plays Fran, the astute partner in life and crime to Pike’s unscrupulous Marla.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Both seek out unscrupulous lawyer Billy Flynn (Matt Reher) to get off the hook.
    Hugh Hunter, Philly.com, 8 July 2018
  • Renard, the unscrupulous leader of Joshua’s group, rapes a teenage girl whom Joshua had befriended, and frames Free Ray, a former slave, for the act.
    Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2021
  • There are many ways an unscrupulous person can gain access to a Wi-Fi network.
    Steve Alexander, Star Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Credit here the unscrupulous McLaren and his nose for the carnivalesque.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Yes, of course this might grow platforms for some people who are a little unscrupulous, and might not need the attention.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Or will your hand be forced, perhaps by an unscrupulous landlord?
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 June 2024
  • It’s the job of governments to erect the guard rails needed to protect the public from unscrupulous companies.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 23 May 2022
  • Even our favs are subject to unscrupulous treatment in the music business, too.
    Felice León, Essence, 14 June 2023
  • White’s lawyer Lynne Ciani told jurors her client was the victim of an unscrupulous accountant.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2022
  • Some unscrupulous types take advantage of the legal gray area.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Racist and unscrupulous lenders tried to block the purchase by doubling the down payment requirement a week before closing the deal.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2021
  • You can also get scammed by fly-by-night schemes run by unscrupulous stock promoters.
    Jason Zweig, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The data could be used by unscrupulous parties against the U.S. military.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Those are the talking points of an unscrupulous industry.
    Maloy Moore, latimes.com, 25 June 2019
  • That’s not the case with wares peddled on the streets by often unscrupulous operators.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2019
  • The list of Trump's unscrupulous activities over last four years is too lengthy to be recounted here.
    Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Cars with keys or key fobs left inside could mean instant transportation for the unscrupulous.
    Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 29 Jan. 2021
  • State medical boards serve as the first line of defense against unscrupulous physicians.
    Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Federal officials and experts are warning that the winds and floodwaters from Helene that wrecked the Southeast carry unscrupulous fraudsters amid the flotsam.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024

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