unenviable

/ ʌnˈɛnvɪəbəl /

adjective

1. not to be envied

   the unenviable task

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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The White House said it would be left with the "unenviable task" of mass lay-offs to keep essential government services operating if the shutdown continued.

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Plum had her hands full with the opposing backcourt, and Hamby drew the unenviable assignment of battling the league’s best in Wilson.

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Whoever the president ends up choosing will be in the unenviable position of having to face a hung parliament split into three factions deeply at odds with one another.

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