How to Use unsafe in a Sentence

unsafe

adjective
Definition of unsafenext
Synonyms for unsafenext
  • Drug use surged, and the place grew unsafe and run-down.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • City staff declared the structure to be unsafe/vacant in 2008.
    — Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The mission was only supposed to last six months, but the ship that was supposed to bring the crew home had a coolant leak and was deemed unsafe.
    — Jon Michael Raasch Fox News, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • In his order, Kacsmaryk the drug -- which has been on the market for 23 years -- is unsafe and its approval process was rushed.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The amusement parks of his era had few rides that parents could enjoy with their children and were often dirty and unsafe.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Anchor other things that may be unsafe to bring indoors, such as grills or propane tanks.
    — Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
  • One of the most urgent needs was shelter to help the thousands of people whose homes were either destroyed or may be unsafe.
    — Ben Hubbard, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Anyone with eyesight in East Palestine could see, from the plume of toxic smoke that rose from the accident site for days, that the air was unsafe to breathe.
    — Heather Souvaine Horn, The New Republic, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The museum also has an agreement with the city of Des Moines to remove structures that become unsafe, per the Times.
    — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Barcelona is the most car-dense city in the European Union, sometimes making cycling to school unsafe for children.
    — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The groups also claim that the medications are unsafe for patients.
    — Amy Schoenfeld Walker, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
  • In the future, Azure users can also get a report of users who attempt to trigger unsafe outputs.
    — Emilia David, The Verge, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Despite a constant drumbeat from news outlets like Fox News that the covid-19 vaccines are unsafe, that’s simply not the case.
    — Matt Novak, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2023
  • My wife was alone and, feeling unsafe, decided to leave and check into a hotel.
    — Dan Hernandez, Longreads, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Taking a hunger suppressant may be unsafe for those who are a healthy weight or are underweight.
    — Weight Loss Advisors, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The Hartford Lank Bank owns the vacant properties, all of which once housed structures that were torn down due to blight or unsafe conditions.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2023
  • First responders tried to dig next to the structure, but abandoned the plan over concerns that breaching the side walls of the cistern would weaken it and make entry unsafe.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Iranian airspace was obviously unsafe, and his wife and daughter were about to board a plane.
    — Amir Ahmadi Arian, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
  • This constellation of changes to the nervous system leaves the child in a heightened state of fear, either fleeing or fighting to cope with an unsafe world.
    — Marc D. Hauser, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Nearly 80 percent of paint in India contains unsafe levels of lead, despite laws that should keep lead paint off the market.
    — Rachel Silverman Bonnifield, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2024
  • More research is needed, but flaxseeds do have some hormonal effects and may be unsafe.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • People feel unsafe in their houses of worship or local stores.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2023
  • In 2012, a brutal gang rape of a young woman on a moving bus in Delhi sent shock waves across the world and made the city notorious for being unsafe for women.
    — Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2023
  • The office tower has been unsafe to occupy for years due to asbestos and other issues.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The website also states that anyone who enters an unsafe house can be fined up to $5,000, meaning the buyer would have to purchase the San Jose home without touring it.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Under this warranty, Airbnb also offers a 24-hour safety line if a guest feels unsafe in their rental.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Newberry had already torn down the house on his property after the city had deemed it unsafe years earlier.
    — Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
  • How absolutely horrific to feel unsafe at your place of work.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2023
  • But critics often contend the structures have become unsafe over the years and are unsuitable to withstand the modern threats of a changing climate.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Commenters to the TikTok pointed out other grounds for giving up on society, with many noting that this toy looks unsafe.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 15 Jan. 2024

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