How to Use undue in a Sentence

undue

adjective
  • These requirements shouldn't cause you any undue hardship.
  • His writing is elegant without calling undue attention to itself.
  • The Texas process wasn’t helped by its undue rush at the end.
    The Editors, National Review, 9 June 2021
  • This leads to undue stress and a focus on speed over service.
    Doyinsola Oladipo and Mrinmay Dey, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
  • And when Jill comes home with him for the holidays, the Tozers breathe an undue sigh of relief.
    Judy Berman, Time, 18 Feb. 2021
  • 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
  • Health officials in each state said there was no cause for undue alarm.
    Michelle L. Price, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • High-impact sports, such as hockey and football, can lead to undue stress on the joints and increase the risk of chronic knee pain.
    Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 28 July 2024
  • That way, new construction doesn’t mean an undue new flood risk.
    Amanda Shendruk, Quartz, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Does the law place an undue burden on those seeking abortions?
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2021
  • That would cause undue pain because high rates slow the economy.
    Stan Choe, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The current requirement does not place an undue burden on the right to self defense.
    J.d. Davidson, Washington Examiner, 23 Dec. 2020
  • What counts as an undue hardship will depend on the resources of the employer.
    Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
  • If so, your call-in time frames might be causing undue frustration.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Coulibaly, a 41-year-old Black man, said he was subjected to numerous undue ID checks starting at the age of 14.
    Elaine Ganley, ajc, 22 July 2021
  • So for the court here, the only question was whether the subpoenas imposed any undue burden on CBS.
    Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Damage to the aircraft can occur not just from an outright crash, but from undue stress on the airframe and engine.
    Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 17 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • Critics said the video downplayed three other drum majors for the band, all of whom are Black, and gave undue praise to the single white member of the ensemble.
    Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 13 July 2020
  • The Supreme Court held that the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling meant that the restriction placed an undue burden on women’s access to abortions.
    Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner, 29 June 2020
  • Those who believe the shirtsleeves prophecy may be led to distrust their children and place undue restrictions on their use of the wealth.
    Dennis Jaffe, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
  • But 20 years ago, Jude Law took more of a stiff-upper-lip approach to some undue mockery from the comedian.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Throughout her winter rest, the bear scratches and shapes a chimney, which allows fresh air in without undue heat loss.
    Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • Erring toward optimism and away from undue alarm is what landed us here.
    James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2021
  • In the 1980s, for instance, a federal court ruled that the church’s pastor at the time used undue influence to obtain millions of dollars from a donor.
    Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The winter wind was cold but my wife and I had worked out a system that permitted us to do our ice fishing without undue discomfort.
    Wilson H. Stover, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024

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