Example Sentences

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The government insists that their current pay is fair, and Health Secretary James Murray has described the union's demands as "unrealistic, unaffordable and unsustainable".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

As home prices nationwide have soared to near record and often unaffordable levels, Austin’s housing market has seen supplies increase, prices decline, and sales rise.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

This is still extremely unaffordable, but better than in late 2023, when the ratio hit 48%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

A low starting salary, global pandemic, unaffordable housing market, graduate school and two kids didn’t stop Blake Edwards and his wife from becoming millionaires by their early 30s.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

The January price liberalization and a blossoming of private vendors filled shelves across the country with previously scarce food items and consumer goods, but wages lagged behind inflation, making such goods unaffordable for many consumers.

From The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency