untenable

Example Sentences

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She was one of the first MPs to call for the prime minister to stand down, saying his position was untenable.

From BBC

"His position now is untenable, because if he thinks that bad advice is enough for Morgan McSweeney to go, then, yes, I think that makes his position untenable."

From BBC

It's untenable if it pans out that way.

From BBC

"The defence will absolutely not be ready on June 8, and it is absolutely unfair," she said, arguing Mangione had been put in an "untenable" situation with two trials so close together.

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But as more and more visitors came, that proved untenable.

From The Wall Street Journal