unsafer; unsafest
: not safe: such as
a
: able or likely to cause harm, damage, or loss
water that is unsafe to drink
unsafe driving habits
unsafe levels of lead
b
: not giving protection from danger, harm, or loss
an unsafe vehicle
unsafe working conditions
c
: not protected from danger, harm, or loss
feeling frightened and unsafe
d
: likely to take risks : not careful
unsafe drivers
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Examples of unsafe in a Sentence
workers are forbidden from engaging in unsafe activities on company time
people who have a record of being unsafe drivers usually have to pay higher insurance premiums
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Not all people of color face the same fears, like worrying about police violence or feeling unsafe at voting stations in predominantly white areas.
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Corein Carter, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Last month, another Waymo rider in San Francisco reported feeling unsafe when being catcalled while sitting inside the vehicle.
—Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
No wonder Chicago’s one Jewish alderman, Debra Silverstein, 50th, called upon Mitchell Johnson to resign, saying that these comments make Jewish families feel unsafe at Chicago Public Schools, and found some 40 other aldermen to join her in her quest.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
Nuclear warheads are especially unsafe when they are located at Russia’s rail transfer points.
—William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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Corein Carter, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Last month, another Waymo rider in San Francisco reported feeling unsafe when being catcalled while sitting inside the vehicle.
—Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
No wonder Chicago’s one Jewish alderman, Debra Silverstein, 50th, called upon Mitchell Johnson to resign, saying that these comments make Jewish families feel unsafe at Chicago Public Schools, and found some 40 other aldermen to join her in her quest.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
Nuclear warheads are especially unsafe when they are located at Russia’s rail transfer points.
—William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsafe. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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