unenviable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The town of Ponticelli, on the outskirts of Naples, has earned the unenviable reputation as one of the world's child obesity capitals.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The two are given the unenviable task of laying off hundreds of employees from a failing oil company in Aberdeen, Scotland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
An unenviable assignment, even for a team that seems to have it all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
In this unenviable position, the Fed may have to choose the least-bad option.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
He had the completely unenviable job of being Byerley’s campaign manager in a campaign that wasn’t a campaign, for a person that refused to reveal his strategy, and refused to accept his manager’s.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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