unenviable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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He now faces the unenviable task of following Guardiola - who won 20 trophies in his 10 years at City.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Officials now have the unenviable task of euthanising the creepy-crawlies, an insect so hardy it spawned an urban legend they could survive a nuclear blast.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
An unenviable assignment, even for a team that seems to have it all.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
The result is that some of the most powerful politicians in America live under constant pressure to please social media—an unenviable confinement that we might call Twitter prison.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
For a century after Tenochtitlan’s birth, the tlatoani’s position was unenviable.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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