Examples of unsound in a Sentence
The roof is structurally unsound.
disgruntled relatives tried to prove that the woman was of unsound mind when she made her will
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The money would go to Metro, the physically unsafe and fiscally unsound public transit system that saw its ridership peak in the 1980s.
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
Democrats dismiss the effort as purely political and legally unsound since the series of court rulings GOP lawmakers are fighting come down to a a disagreement about the law, not high crimes or corruption on the part of judges.
—Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
One wall in 18-20 Trinity St. — originally built for an insurance company — is structurally unsound.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Constructed in the 1950s with additions from the 1970s, the building was determined to have a structurally unsound central pillar — which the authorities believe to be the cause of the collapse, the Associated Press reported.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
Democrats dismiss the effort as purely political and legally unsound since the series of court rulings GOP lawmakers are fighting come down to a a disagreement about the law, not high crimes or corruption on the part of judges.
—Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
One wall in 18-20 Trinity St. — originally built for an insurance company — is structurally unsound.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Constructed in the 1950s with additions from the 1970s, the building was determined to have a structurally unsound central pillar — which the authorities believe to be the cause of the collapse, the Associated Press reported.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Unsound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsound. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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unsound
adjective
un·sound
ˌən-ˈsau̇nd 
ˈən-
1
: not healthy or whole
an unsound horse
2
: not mentally normal : not wholly sane
of unsound mind
3
: not firmly made, placed, or fixed
an unsound structure
4
: not based on truth or logic
unsound arguments
unsoundness
noun
-ˈsau̇n(d)-nəs
Medical Definition
unsound
adjective
un·sound
-ˈsau̇nd
: not sound: as
a
: not healthy or whole
an unsound limb
an unsound horse
b
: not mentally normal : not wholly sane
of unsound mind
c
: not fit to be eaten
unsound food
unsoundness
noun
Legal Definition
unsound
adjective
un·sound
ˌən-ˈsau̇nd
: not sound: as
a
: not healthy or whole
b
: not mentally normal : not wholly sane
of unsound mind
c
: not firmly made, placed, or fixed
d
: not valid or true
an unsound argument
unsoundly
adverb
unsoundness
noun
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