unachievable

Example Sentences

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While autarky is both undesirable and unachievable, dependence on foreign suppliers in key areas such as medical supplies and advanced computer chips can generate dangers to the economy and national security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

But critics have called this unachievable, and the author of the report his savings estimate was based on has since warned it could be wiped out by rising electricity costs.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

“Trials to demonstrate a reduction in disease burden require thousands of study participants, which would be incredibly costly and likely unachievable in a reasonable time frame,” Gaw said.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

I just hold myself to a level of excellence for these things that are unachievable.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2024

A very long hitting streak in baseball is a particularly amazing sort of record, so unlikely as to seem virtually unachievable and almost immune to probabilistic prediction.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos