ungovernable

Example Sentences

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Ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith talks about overseeing an ungovernable government.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

A snap legislative election last year produced an ungovernable National Assembly split three ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Meanwhile, the ocean itself plays its ungovernable part.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

Or could Germany's economic challenge be supplemented by a French-style ungovernable political impasse?

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

In the face of this mass action, Mr. de Klerk said that if the ANC made the country ungovernable, the government might be forced to consider some unpleasant options.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela