uninsurable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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However, the risk made him uninsurable, according to Mr Hayes, who was the last person to speak to him before his death.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024
For instance, it is predicted that more than half a million Australian homes will be uninsurable by 2030, primarily due to increasing flood risk.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023
One recent estimate found that around 520,940 homes in flood-prone Australia are predicted to be uninsurable by 2030.
From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2023
Kershaw’s and Cabrera’s contracts, which both expire after this season, were deemed uninsurable because of their injury histories.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2023
No business man will engage in an undertaking where the returns are so long deferred and the risks are uninsurable unless he can estimate the probable expenses and a reasonably large profit.
From Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods by Allen, Edward Tyson
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