unmanageable

Example Sentences

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In a long overdue move, we reduced the list from over 200 unmanageable categories to 31.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Authorities cancelled the town's famous cherry blossom festival this year, saying the surge in tourists had become unmanageable for locals.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

"We need to set a benchmark, otherwise we're just going to continue to see this decline with hugely unmanageable, unsafe caseloads which are impossible for health visitors to work within," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

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

While Margaret Kochamma was in Ayemenem, Mammachi managed her unmanageable feelings by slipping money into the pockets of the dresses that Margaret Kochamma left in the laundry bin.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy