untenable

Example Sentences

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There were widespread calls for the bishop to step aside after the Channel 4 programme aired, with church leaders calling his position "untenable".

From BBC

Growing up in a rural, religious community in western Canada, Kyle McCarthy loved hockey, but once he came out at 19, he quit, convinced being openly gay and an active player was untenable.

From Barron's

"The pretexts used to justify such actions are untenable. Ideological hostility has triumphed over businesslike pragmatism," it added.

From Barron's

It would have been untenable in a budget where bills and housing already ate up more than half of her monthly take-home pay.

From MarketWatch

"Having lost all trust and credibility, it's long been evident to everyone apart from John Swinney that Angela Constance's position is untenable. She needs to go."

From BBC