unworkable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Education reformers were rightly on alert to see if states could pile on regulations to make the tax credit unworkable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
But without the enormously impactful Doncic, his task has proven too tenuous, his responsibilities too unwieldy, his miracle too unworkable.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
Some of the proposals appear to be unworkable at a state level, requiring action by the federal government, but many others are feasible.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
Chivalry is unworkable because it’s simply too dissonant for men.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2026
There, he dutifully produced ambitious, unworkable proposals that were read with amused tolerance and promptly binned.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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