impractical

Example Sentences

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The neighbors weren’t unsympathetic, nor were they impractical.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Yet real world adoption has lagged, largely because the hardware required to power these displays has been bulky and impractical.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

A later generation of sociologists might have diagnosed Göring’s martial flamboyance as a form of “homeovestism”—that is, exaggerated and often impractical gender-normative dress or behavior intended to signal elite social status.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Along with complaints about the building’s size, the Geffen Galleries’ heavy use of concrete had been criticized as an impractical choice for hanging art.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

With Hermes ninety light-seconds away, back-and-forth voice communication was impractical.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir