unadoptable
- a word derived from adoptable.
Example Sentences
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He is also an unlikely success story: a once virtually unadoptable rescue dog who now competes against the top agility dogs in the country.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024
The pets of seniors are often seniors themselves, languishing in shelters or the first to be euthanized after they're declared unadoptable, Shever said.
From Fox News ● Jan. 11, 2022
The pets of seniors are often seniors themselves, languishing in shelters or the first to be euthanized after they’re declared unadoptable, Shever said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
Wolfdogs are generally considered unadoptable by domestic animal services and have nowhere else to go.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2020
There’s a ranch in Tennessee called Sweet Dreams Farm that takes in sick and unadoptable animals.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
