unsustainably
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Profit margins of memory makers look unsustainably high, but AI demand is changing the game.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
The turnover of homes would be the biggest driver for Home Depot, and right now it is unsustainably low.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
Their rotation problems are giving the bullpen an unsustainably grueling workload.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025
The issue is with how humans use them i.e. unsustainably.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2024
Eventually, when it became unsustainably pathetic to watch, three of us pushed him home.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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