unusable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The fire on Jan. 22, believed to have been set by a homeless person, took out wooden framing below an asphalt bridge connecting access to a parking lot, making it unusable for safety reasons.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
This combination of heating and removal makes the gas unusable for forming new stars.
From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026
But burning continues and unusable waste is often dumped in empty lots, according to Vinh.
From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025
Traditional spy tools and methods—known in the field as “tradecraft”— suddenly seemed unusable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
When the DNA turned out to be unusable, Pena came up with a second, more unorthodox approach: he decided to look for Lagoa Santa DNA in the Botocudo.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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