unmanageable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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In a long overdue move, we reduced the list from over 200 unmanageable categories to 31.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
It expected the situation "to deteriorate further" and "become unmanageable" as passenger volumes increased towards the summer peak.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
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
For not only were the numbers becoming wholly unmanageable, but the further one got from 1776, the lower the revolutionary fires burned and the less imperative the logic of the revolutionary ideology seemed.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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