unrealistic
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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If consumers pull back further as tax returns dwindle and gas prices remain elevated, those lofty expectations could become simply unrealistic.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
So, as Jackson wrote, it’s doubtful that the Constitution actually requires this unrealistic level of contractual clarity.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026
At the same time, social media is happy to fill the knowledge vacuum with theories and therapies that purport to educate but are sometimes unrealistic, exaggerated or outright false.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
He warned “these frontier models would be expensive to run, constrained by physical bottlenecks and vulnerable to unrealistic expectations of frictionless deployment cost.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Was it so unrealistic to think of people there, alive, afraid to leave?
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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