How to Use unsound in a Sentence

unsound

adjective
  • The roof is structurally unsound.
  • Her fears came to fruition when the space was declared structurally unsound in 2007 and closed to the public.
    Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com, 12 Feb. 2018
  • The structure, better known as the Stone Soap Building, was deemed unsound.
    Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2023
  • Some could also be razed when structures are found to be unsound.
    Esther Fung, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2018
  • The horse was claimed but it was voided by the veterinarian when the horse was found to be unsound.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2019
  • After that inspection, Emtech was found to be unsound, and the sale was voided.
    Mike Tierney, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Take it from one unsound sleeper: A little misting can go a long way.
    Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 29 July 2018
  • He has not been found mentally unsound in that case but has no pending court dates.
    oregonlive, 16 May 2023
  • The problem is that the data driving this theory are proven to be unsound.
    Daniel J. Pilla, National Review, 17 May 2021
  • The covered bridge caught fire Monday and was left structurally unsound.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2021
  • The crash punched out the brick wall of the upper floor of the garage, though, and town building inspectors concluded the entire garage is structurally unsound.
    Don Stacom, courant.com, 7 Oct. 2021
  • In New Smyrna Beach, officials determined some condos are unsound due to the erosion of a sea wall.
    Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 10 Nov. 2022
  • But his theories were unsound, and the project was never completed.
    Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • In 2004, the buildings were found to be seismically unsound and were demolished.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Lumber companies can sell some of the wood to recoup their expenses, but many of the trees are too decayed or structurally unsound to sell.
    Umair Irfan, Vox, 1 Sep. 2018
  • Some progressive groups say that’s unsound tax policy and that the state should use the revenue to invest in things like infrastructure.
    BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2021
  • The same cannot be said for the enemies' art style, which revolves around invented races of aliens who come in anatomically unsound shapes and colors.
    Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 19 Aug. 2020
  • While none of these remedies in itself is unsound, all have a fatal disadvantage.
    Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2018
  • Facebook also hosts a number of groups and pages for unsound medical advice.
    Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 26 June 2019
  • In short, the strong desire to feel better about their situation might have driven people in that group to make an unsound decision.
    Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 9 July 2019
  • Its assumptions about what comes after may be equally unsound.
    Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Here’s today’s Mini Crossword, and a clue: Make an unsound decision?
    New York Times, 20 Aug. 2021
  • So pay attention to anti-patterns and work to weed out unsound business processes that will cause problems further down the line.
    Stephen Hau, Forbes, 5 July 2022
  • The charges involve practices regarding loans that were unsafe or unsound and breaches his fiduciary duty to the bank, according to the charges.
    James Crepea, AL.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Her dad has already accused her of being mentally unsound and there's the fear of potentially being locked up.
    Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 6 May 2020
  • There’s a debate in think-tank circles about whether the country’s economic structure will be durable over the longer term or fundamentally unsound.
    Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • On Thursday, Churchill Downs put in place measures meant to discourage trainers from running unsound horses.
    Joe Drape, New York Times, 2 June 2023
  • The floor was flooded and other beams were found to be unsound, necessitating major repairs.
    Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Nov. 2022
  • This falls on the shoulders of everyone who made the decision to not only close Joint Base Bagram, but also pull out of Afghanistan in the most tactically unsound way anyone could imagine.
    Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Buildings have been leveled or made structurally unsound.
    Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023

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