inoperable

Example Sentences

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At night, after the bookstore closed, he, sometimes with the help of friends, pushed the inoperable vehicle into the lot at Quirky and slept in it.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

New Start required the Navy to convert submarine missile tubes, making them inoperable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

But when she was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, she started losing weight and getting weaker.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Soon, with Gey anesthetized on the operating table, surgeons opened him up and found that the cancer was inoperable —growths covered his stomach, spleen, liver, and intestines.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot