Example Sentences

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Molchanov said solar has become the fastest-growing power source in the world, in part because it can work in a variety of settings and in large areas of land that might otherwise be unbuildable.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2022

Told a lot was unbuildable, he would pursue the project until he found a way to build it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2022

New construction newcomers may not know that zoning laws create an unbuildable border of land within your lot.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2021

Empty lots stretched across mile after mile of unbuildable land.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2020

These could no longer be removed, having long since started to rot; the land, therefore, was unstable and unbuildable.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen