unattainable

Example Sentences

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Jamie Dimon believes the American dream is becoming unattainable, and he is getting serious about trying to revive it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Gen Z feels prices are high and housing unattainable.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Two years into his government, and growing increasingly frustrated with what he said were the central bank’s unattainable inflation targets, he abruptly reset inflation targets during a press conference in December 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

"It's frankly astonishing that airlines think they can ignore the rules and mislead customers with unattainable prices, so it's absolutely right that the ASA has made this ruling," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

They are his contact with the supplies that keep life going; they hold the beauty that his soul longs for; they hold the unattainable that he can only dream and wish for.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith