nonstarter
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Property prices are sensitive to what is happening in the economy and with interest rates, so losing the ability to decide when to sell is a nonstarter.
“That is a nonstarter for the entire industry, whether restrictions be for crude or refined products,” he said.
From MarketWatch
“That is a nonstarter for the entire industry, whether restrictions be for crude or refined products,” he said.
From MarketWatch
Not everything on Mr. Jeffries’s list of demands is a nonstarter.
For many California trial attorneys, ideas such as these are nonstarters.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.