insupportable

Example Sentences

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“That position is insupportable as a matter of precedent and common sense,” he wrote.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2021

That would be an unprecedented and insupportable departure from the centuries-old tradition that the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2021

That’s insupportable, and in fact, it’s highly doubtful that most citizens of the District would support such a measure.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2019

“It is my aunts who are being driven by malice and greed to make the vexatious, false, and insupportable allegations which form the basis of their probate lawsuit in New Hampshire,” he said.

From Washington Times • Feb. 7, 2018

The GAC had reached the conclusion that the intensified test schedule really was placing insupportable pressure on Los Alamos; sooner or later, Oppenheimer feared, the workload would erode the quality of the lab’s product.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik