How to Use unscrupulous in a Sentence

unscrupulous

adjective
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  • At the same time, some unscrupulous home care agencies will surely find ways to game the new system.
    — Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • 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
  • An unscrupulous one will be tempted to play the moment for cheap emotion.
    — Avi Selk, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • State medical boards serve as the first line of defense against unscrupulous physicians.
    — Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The team was also ripped off by unscrupulous traders and corrupt officials.
    — Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 24 May 2021
  • Moreover, unscrupulous scientists looking to cash in on cheating are busy at work trying to come up with new ways to cheat.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 28 Apr. 2022
  • But more unscrupulous methods were sometimes used: Women were told their babies had died at birth and then they were stolen for adoption.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 16 Jan. 2022
  • When Navarro describes himself as ruthless, unscrupulous and a liar, he should be taken at his word.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022
  • Who’s the most obnoxious and unscrupulous Twitter star?
    — Tnr Staff, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2021
  • His only mistake was trusting the management of his finances to his unscrupulous deputy Rick Gates.
    — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022
  • On her return to Berlin, the maestro really leans into her unscrupulous side.
    — Elaina Patton, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2022
  • There’s no back-and-forth between an unscrupulous analyst and an analysand who’s willing to hand over everything.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 8 Nov. 2021
  • After all, only the most morally unscrupulous of humans can’t control their liquor!
    — Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
  • My office will not stand for such heartless and unscrupulous business practices.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Fact is, some unscrupulous vacation rental owners are playing price games with you.
    — USA Today, 4 June 2021
  • That’s in addition to the unscrupulous preparers who lie on their clients’ returns to inflate the size of the refund and thus the percentage fee that the preparer collects.
    — Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
  • And that, analysts say, has been an invitation for unscrupulous sellers to fudge — and for some shippers to adopt a see-no-evil approach.
    — TIME, 23 Oct. 2023
  • During that time, the conversation around the vaccines has shifted from how to stop unscrupulous people from jumping the line to how to entice holdouts to roll up their sleeves.
    — Karen Kaplanscience and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022
  • Here, Twitter itself needs to be more proactive about banning unscrupulous politicians who try to stoke hatred through the platform.
    — WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Decades ago, at least 10 kids died under the care of unscrupulous programs — from preventable ailments like dehydration and heat stroke.
    — Tara Bannow, STAT, 18 July 2022
  • As one of Newport’s most unscrupulous residents, Caleb Nichol would’ve loved crypto.
    — Jamie Burke, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2022
  • While apps like RoboKiller ($5 per month) or Nomorobo ($2 per month) are legitimate, there are many unscrupulous apps out there that may share or sell your data or fail to hold it securely.
    — Simon Hill, Wired, 6 Aug. 2022
  • What would the United States be like if the civil service were to become a mere handmaiden to an unscrupulous chief executive?
    — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 23 Sep. 2022

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