inhabitable

Example Sentences

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After weeks of uncertainty, Lee finally received word that the house, while intact, was no longer inhabitable.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

The Canarias Se Agota movement believes the numbers of tourists are excessive, making the islands less inhabitable for locals, impacting the environment and pushing up housing costs.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2024

Mass evacuations following the October attack have, for now, sharply reduced its inhabitable footprint.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

“Human beings are destroying large parts of the inhabitable earth and causing unimaginable suffering to many of the animals that inhabit it,” May observed.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2023

This route kept us clear from start to finish of inhabited, or inhabitable, country.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin