unsustainable
Example Sentences
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The spending growth looks increasingly unsustainable, even with Meta’s revenue growing strongly.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The restaurant chain The Real Greek, which has 28 outlets across the UK, could be set to close, after the company that owns it said cost pressures had made the business unsustainable.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
A coalition of hotels and airline companies opposed the wage increase, arguing that it was unsustainable and would jeopardize jobs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Sports bettors losing money shouldn’t be surprising—where else would you expect sportsbook profits to come from?—but the manner of our collective losses seems both sleazy and unsustainable.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
Thus language-games do not simply succeed, progress, pay, or prove their worth; they can also become unsustainable if the facts change.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing unsustainable
Power Prefix: un-
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: un-
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