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
Largely uninhabitable — even by actual ghosts — and unsaleable because of unsettled debts, they are defined by their un-homeness.
From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2022
Manufacturing downtime, customer returns and unsaleable inventory resulting from the recall are expected to result in the $125 million hit in fiscal 2023.
From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2022
“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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