ungovernable

Example Sentences

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At a news conference this week, the prime minister said: "No, I don't think Britain is ungovernable."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

A snap legislative election last year produced an ungovernable National Assembly split three ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

So as I watched canary-yellow Canadian Super Scooper planes roar into Los Angeles to help douse the ungovernable firestorms threatening my home, my grieving Nova Scotian heart soared: reciprocity between old friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

He was ungovernable and thrill-seeking, traits that, on the set, gave his performances authenticity but that also led him to squander opportunities.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024

She was not of so ungovernable a temper as Lydia; and, removed from the influence of Lydia’s example, she became, by proper attention and management, less irritable, less ignorant, and less insipid.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen