unobtainable

Example Sentences

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"I mean, come on, it's like an unobtainable dream."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Economic growth is the reason extreme poverty has become much rarer around the world, life expectancy has increased dramatically, and most Americans now own many things that were unobtainable luxuries decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

It felt so unobtainable, actually, to me, because I knew what I saw on television, I knew the examples that I didn't see on television or in theaters or on stage.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024

In a way, the orphanage children are much sought after as they have received a level of education that is unobtainable for most in their own community.

From BBC • May 9, 2024

Iron was even more precious, but it was unobtainable.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan