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

After Noah was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour during the Covid pandemic he underwent 74 weeks of chemotherapy.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Around then, his father sold an inoperable Dodge Dart.

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