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 would be an unprecedented and insupportable departure from the centuries-old tradition that the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2021

That’s insupportable, and in fact, it’s highly doubtful that most citizens of the District would support such a measure.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2019

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

He loved mountains, or he had loved the thought of them marching on the edge of stories brought from far away; but now he was borne down by the insupportable weight of Middle-earth.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien