"I view it as an unfortunate way to try to settle a serious problem."

It's an unfortunate way to go out after a lifelong career.

The man had a rather unfortunate way of assuming he was more important than the other team members.

It's a very sad and unfortunate way to end things.

"This was an unfortunate and simplistic way of dealing with the problem."

It's a very unfortunate way to begin a new government.

It was, to be charitable, a most unfortunate way to frame the issue.

And it sort of worked out in an unfortunate way.

"I had a really good summer and it was an unfortunate way to end it."

They're trying to get attention and go about it in an unfortunate way.