unsaleable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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"They're unsaleable on the art market. The pieces are too easily traceable anyway because they're so well listed," a ceramics expert told Le Parisien newspaper at the time.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
Many investors are also left holding tens of billions of dollars of unsaleable Russian securities.
From Reuters ● Mar. 1, 2022
And, even then, they might end up having to burn or bury millions of sheep as unsaleable meat.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2019
“I will amplify my attempts to make myself unsaleable, likely resulting in great personal embarrassment to you, Doctor Rivera, and all of Rhombus.”
From The Verge ● Feb. 13, 2019
Charles Howard, owner of three erstwhile unsaleable automobiles, was suddenly the richest man in town.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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