unsaleable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Largely uninhabitable — even by actual ghosts — and unsaleable because of unsettled debts, they are defined by their un-homeness.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2022
“I will amplify my attempts to make myself unsaleable, likely resulting in great personal embarrassment to you, Doctor Rivera, and all of Rhombus.”
From The Verge ● Feb. 13, 2019
No one could touch them, so Ford redesigned them to make them unsaleable.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2018
"I remember being told this was an unsaleable product," says Upton, satisfied at having proved the doubters wrong.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2013
Charles Howard, owner of three erstwhile unsaleable automobiles, was suddenly the richest man in town.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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