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 position is insupportable as a matter of precedent and common sense,” Roberts wrote.

From Washington Post • 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

And then you have three high-value journalists resign because a major story is insupportable and has to be retracted.

From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2017

In point of fact, Linda aspired to certain illusions of security offered by those establishment traditions and values which had created an insupportable tension between the lawyer and his first wife.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols