unmanageable

Example Sentences

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Deputy head and safeguarding lead, Nicola Bowden, said the policy was introduced because issues caused by social media were starting to get "unmanageable" and the school wanted to address the impact on children's wellbeing.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The data suggests that unmanageable workloads are to blame for almost a third of scheduled meetings being cancelled, with several probation officers warning that this could encourage reoffending and put lives at risk.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

There were 581 habeas cases in Minnesota in January alone—an exponential increase of unmanageable proportions.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2026

“Further, placing a cap on loans will push the remaining graduate nursing programs to reduce their program costs, ensuring that nurses will not be saddled with unmanageable student loan debt,” the department said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

Burdened with a number of small unmanageable packages and unabashed public adulation, he felt obliged to perform.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy