untenable

Example Sentences

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"The pretexts used to justify such actions are untenable. Ideological hostility has triumphed over businesslike pragmatism," it added.

From Barron's

It would have been untenable in a budget where bills and housing already ate up more than half of her monthly take-home pay.

From MarketWatch

"Having lost all trust and credibility, it's long been evident to everyone apart from John Swinney that Angela Constance's position is untenable. She needs to go."

From BBC

The organisation's trustees decided Dr Begum's position was "untenable" because of an "irretrievable breakdown in its trust and confidence" in her ability to do the job.

From BBC

The organisation's trustees decided Dr Halima Begum's position was "untenable" because of an "irretrievable breakdown in its trust and confidence" in her ability to do the job.

From BBC