unusable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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One U.S. study found that about one-fourth of exported plastic scrap was unusable, and half of that was badly managed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
One worst-case fear is that debris could set off a chain reaction of crashes, leaving parts of low-Earth orbit unusable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Currently, most vaccines need to be refrigerated or frozen - but around half are wasted each year, mainly because they become unusable after getting too hot or too cold.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The researchers determined that almost all images captured by the largest camera ever built -- part of the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile -- would be rendered unusable.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Having rendered Rover 1 unusable, I'll have to use my mutant rover for the trip.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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