unworkable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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He said the legislation was "unworkable and damaging", adding pubs in particular would be "really disadvantaged", as the buffer rule means they cannot set up a temporary campsite within 100 metres of their venue.
From BBC • May 25, 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
Chivalry is unworkable because it’s simply too dissonant for men.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
She also highlighted the unworkable nature of the government’s proposal; if a child’s citizenship hinges on a parent’s “domicile,” she told Sauer, then “you have to adjudicate both residency and intent to stay.”
From Slate • Apr. 1, 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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