unenviable

British  

/ ʌnˈɛnvɪəbəl /

adjective

1. not to be envied

   the unenviable task

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Example Sentences

Despite their clear affection for these women, the Dardenne brothers never sugarcoat their characters’ unenviable circumstance or latch onto phony bromides to alleviate our anxiety.

From Los Angeles Times

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

While ultimately Southgate did not win anything with England, he did the unenviable but necessary work of changing the culture and laying the foundations for future success.

From BBC

The report acknowledged that leaders "were presented with unenviable choices" and "had to make decisions in conditions of extreme pressure".

From BBC

And as it looks for an ad-revenue model, OpenAI is in the unenviable position of competing with Google, which has its own suite of mass-market AI tools and far deeper roots in advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal