inoperable

Example Sentences

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A 2023 law which proposed a similar ban on social media for young teenagers proved inoperable after courts decided it broke European law.

From BBC

A mother who described her inoperable brain condition as a "ticking timebomb" said opening an "honest" bakery in a shed at her home was helping her to cope.

From BBC

Their repair garage teems with an array of inoperable vehicles and twisted metal.

From Los Angeles Times

The city’s parking enforcement and transportation officers were removed from the field over the weekend after copper wire thieves damaged a key communications tower in Elysian Park, leaving several departments with inoperable radios.

From Los Angeles Times

For the first time in 35 years, The Daily Star could not publish its print edition on Friday and will be "inoperable for a while", consulting editor Kamal Ahmed told the BBC.

From BBC