unattainable
Example Sentences
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"Young people, they feel let down… disappointed in policymakers for allowing this to happen. And they also feel just sad that the 'Australian Dream' of owning a house is unattainable for them."
From BBC • May 12, 2026
That’s what I want too — I want to see some humanity, especially these days when everybody is being force-fed so much perfection and so much unattainable grace.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Set very ambitious goals that initially seem unattainable.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Her sister once wrote that her “aim was high, the ideal unattainable . . . too high to attain to the fruition of the soul and be satisfied.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Electronic data processing machines brought otherwise unattainable power and efficiency to the research process.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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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