unmanageable
Example Sentences
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The data suggests that unmanageable workloads are to blame for almost a third of scheduled meetings being cancelled, with several probation officers warning that this could encourage reoffending and put lives at risk.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
There were 581 habeas cases in Minnesota in January alone—an exponential increase of unmanageable proportions.
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2026
In recent surveys, voters said the cost of housing, groceries and utility bills is unmanageable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
The allegations of fraud that now hover over these cases was the fault of “an unmanageable law,” not the county’s vetting process, Harrison said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025
In all the excitement, Magdalys hadn’t had time to think about how she was about to ride one of the most dangerous and unmanageable creatures in the modern world.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.