How to Use undue in a Sentence

undue

adjective
Definition of unduenext
Synonyms for unduenext
  • 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
  • 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
  • If so, your call-in time frames might be causing undue frustration.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Again, this adds to the undue pressure on birthing parents to chestfeed exclusively.
    — Allison Tsai, SELF, 23 June 2022
  • Some real estate groups and park owners argue the bill places an undue burden on landlords.
    — Claire Rush, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • That seems like overreach in the opposite direction — discretion erring on the side of undue harshness.
    — Damon Linker, The Week, 13 May 2022
  • Don’t try to push an undue share of the responsibility on the eldest sibling, or the only daughter or the adult child who happens to live closest.
    — Sophia A. Nelson, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
  • On the open road, however, the Compass requires undue attention, owing to the steering's spongey on-center feel.
    — David Beard, Car and Driver, 22 June 2023
  • Just be sure to work your way up, starting with puzzles that have fewer, larger pieces to prevent undue frustration.
    — Amy Stanford, Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Spending an undue amount of time setting up camp is not only annoying but will also take away from time to enjoy the outdoors.
    — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The complex rules also help guard against such requests having undue influence, the people said.
    — Ann Marimow, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
  • So, needing to be rerouted again, which places an undue burden on so many of our callers, the majority of whom are Black and already parents.
    — Madison Feller, ELLE, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Many of his gay acquaintances refused to be seen with him, fearing undue attention.
    — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The witnesses must sign and affirm that patients appeared to understand the nature of the document and were free from duress or undue influence at the time.
    — CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
  • But the National Weather Service also strives to avoid undue alarm and maintain public trust.
    — Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2022
  • That’s an undue burden on teams in both leagues, when maintaining rhythm and match fitness is such a crucial component of success.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • These statements are not guarantees of future performance and undue reliance should not be placed on them.
    — Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.
    — Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Pereira, a dogged advocate for the rights of native peoples, was also a nuisance to those who would rip undue profit from the rain forest and its inhabitants.
    — Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, 7 July 2022
  • Witnesses must sign and affirm that patients appeared to understand the nature of the document and were free from duress or undue influence at the time.
    — Lisa Rathke, Fortune Well, 14 Mar. 2023

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