unmanageable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The data suggests that unmanageable workloads are to blame for almost a third of scheduled meetings being cancelled, with several probation officers warning that this could encourage reoffending and put lives at risk.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
There were 581 habeas cases in Minnesota in January alone—an exponential increase of unmanageable proportions.
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2026
The problem with emerging as a teenage superstar is that expectations suddenly rocket and, in Emma Raducanu's case, become almost unmanageable.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
In recent surveys, voters said the cost of housing, groceries and utility bills is unmanageable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
It had become a place where no one had any idea what was supposed to occur . . . increasingly unmanageable.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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