insupportable

Example Sentences

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Most people would have termed her a splendid woman of her age: and so she was, no doubt, physically speaking; but then there was an expression of almost insupportable haughtiness in her bearing and countenance.

From Literature

He said the deal was "bad for business", "less safe" for families and it was therefore "insupportable".

From BBC

Speaking on BBC Breakfast, he said from what he had seen so far, the deal was "insupportable."

From BBC

Though “Russian Troll Farm” is filled with deeply sad people doing deeply insupportable things like that, it is billed as a comedy.

From New York Times

So though I agree with “Romantics Anonymous” that doing nothing is insupportable, I have to add that with vaporous stories like this one, it can be just as unsatisfying to do too much.

From New York Times