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unattainability
noun as in impossibility
Strongest match
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Fascism thrived in the face of "a hostile press, a hostile radio, a hostile cinema, a hostile church, and a hostile government which untiringly pointed out the Nazi lies, the Nazi inconsistency, the unattainability of their promises, and the dangers and folly of their course."
The idea of unattainability in a secret affair is in the physical language of the piece: Christian keeps trying to get to Satine and misses her by an inch; with these swirling lifts like tornadoes that keep winding him up, he just can’t seem to get to her, knowing that the Duke is nearby and watching his every turn.
Even though nothing in the ACA requires anyone to buy or use contraceptives or PrEP drugs, O’Connor accepted the plaintiffs’ argument that their rights were infringed by the unattainability of health policies that don’t cover those treatments at all, and the putatively higher premiums for available policies caused by enforcement of the mandates.
Angela Bassett's righteous edge in speaking about the unattainability of the white American dream in its fullness comes from a real and felt place, and you'll feel it too.
Nazi absurdities, he pointed out, had been "witnessed by a hostile press, a hostile radio, a hostile cinema, a hostile church, and a hostile government which untiringly pointed out the Nazi lies, the Nazi inconsistency, the unattainability of their promises, and the dangers and folly of their course."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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