unwinnable
Britishadjective
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not able to be won or achieved
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(of a seat in an election) not able to be taken from the incumbent or the incumbent's party
Example Sentences
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When the invasion of Russia bogged down in late 1941, Todt insisted on getting a firsthand tour and came away convinced the war had become unwinnable.
Repeating history, rocking the Ravine, winning the unwinnable, Freddie Freeman has done it again for the Dodgers, knocking a baseball for a second consecutive October into probably a second consecutive championship.
From Los Angeles Times
People thought that case was unwinnable, and we won, and we won in a big way.
From Slate
Others worried that legal hurdles could make a court battle unwinnable.
From Los Angeles Times
"We've shown we can win seats seen as unwinnable - and now we need to turn those victories into real power," the MP for Waveney Valley said.
From BBC
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