unrealistic

Example Sentences

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In some quarters this has instigated an unrealistic disappointment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

That makes complete self-sufficiency -- an idea Netanyahu previously invoked when he said Israel should become more like "Sparta" -- unrealistic for now.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

It’d be better to have single-issue debates, and to have candidates pressed for details by journalists who cover those issues and can push back against unrealistic promises and expose a lack of depth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

"The claims about how quickly you can make gains are completely unrealistic," he says.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Was it so unrealistic to think of people there, alive, afraid to leave?

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien