unattainable
Example Sentences
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The same platforms that make these foods feel ubiquitous can also make them feel unattainable — something to aspire to, replicate, or consume as part of a broader performance of being “in the know.”
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Jamie Dimon believes the American dream is becoming unattainable, and he is getting serious about trying to revive it.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
"It's frankly astonishing that airlines think they can ignore the rules and mislead customers with unattainable prices, so it's absolutely right that the ASA has made this ruling," he said.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
But why must I be held to the unattainable standards of looking like a supermodel while I do it?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
These were the obligatory so-called Studienreisen, or study tours, their goal being the students’ acquisition of the necessary grounding in “the modern developments in Physics” that was simply unattainable in the United States.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing unattainable
Power Prefix: un-
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "U"
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: un-
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