unsustainable

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“Iran intends to make any U.S. landing as costly and politically unsustainable as possible,” said Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House, a London-based think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

As the market has made clear in the first quarter, betting on Meta isn’t without risks: “Regulatory scrutiny persists, the trajectory of AI spending is unsustainable, and the macro remains treacherous,” White wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The idea behind the changes was to protect families from taking on unsustainable debt and to remove an incentive for universities to keep prices moving higher.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Are moats unsustainable in the age of AI?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Thus language-games do not simply succeed, progress, pay, or prove their worth; they can also become unsustainable if the facts change.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton