Example Sentences

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About two hours into the flight, crew members reported that some of the toilets were "unserviceable".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

On June 10, Israeli airstrikes that struck Damascus International Airport caused significant damage and rendered the main runway unserviceable.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022

Through Revert, metal removed during the manufacture of components and from unserviceable engine parts is collected, segregated by specific alloy type, cleaned of all coatings and contaminants, and returned to the material supplier for recycling.

From Nature • Mar. 22, 2016

The unfortunate Quinlan, whose empire was once worth £10bn, was disappearing under a mountain of unserviceable debt.

From The Guardian • Sep. 6, 2014

Such glasses are unserviceable for optical purposes, and special attention has been devoted to the investigation of the methods for eliminating or avoiding these defects.

From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst