How to Use impractical in a Sentence

impractical

adjective
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  • He was a dreamy and impractical young man.
  • Little sports cars are impractical for large families.
  • In fact, that would be impractical and there simply isn’t the time.
    — Lindsay Suddon, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
  • This made the method impractical for me and for most people who owe the IRS money.
    — Jay L. Zagorsky, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The state house speaker has called the plan impractical.
    — Casey Tolan, CNN, 27 Feb. 2023
  • So has this fresh build changed our minds about the ridiculous and impractical nature of the monowheel.
    — Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 11 July 2024
  • If that seems a bit impractical, here are a few things to try instead.
    — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Jennifer Lopez just stepped out in what’s got to be one of her most impractical ’fits yet.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The car was enormous but Rio could not be dwarfed by his impractical ride.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The ideas were seen as impractical to some who were involved in the discussions.
    — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 23 June 2023
  • But as a paraplegic, the idea of leaping out of a plane without the use of my legs seemed somewhat impractical.
    — Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2024
  • These may be rewarding in the short term, but too impractical and expensive to save oil and gas in the long term.
    — Ian Palmer, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • But for many of these problems, finding a solution in the first place seemed to take an impractical amount of time.
    — Quanta Magazine, 23 May 2022
  • Such a tiny vest is impractical in its natural state as in part of a three-piece suit, not to mention it’s corny and stuffy.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2021
  • But for many, that kind of self-care is out of reach or impractical against the drip, drip, drip of demands from clients, bosses and landlords.
    — Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022
  • In recent seasons, the over-the-top looks seen on the show, which can verge on the impractical, have become memes on social media.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
  • And the size is great, with just enough power to work well but a slim enough profile to slip into the smallest, most impractical bags.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 24 July 2024
  • The plan is so impractical and wrongheaded that one wonders why Democrats proposed it in the first place.
    — The Editors, National Review, 28 Oct. 2021
  • It’s now impractical not to pass some of these costs on, management said.
    — Tiffany Ap, Quartz, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Thin impractical scarves do seem to be making a comeback for spring.
    — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Deep learning had been around for years, but was thought impractical.
    — James Somers, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2021
  • However, these plans were scrapped and deemed impractical since divers would be unable to safely reach the depths of the shipwreck.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • And with the kindness of so many strangers, what seems impractical will likely again prove to be possible.
    — Nedra Rhone, ajc, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Mack’s parents may have taught him to stay close to the nest, but that’s terribly impractical in winter.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023
  • But the finicky process takes about three days and can be done only in labs cleared to handle such pathogens, rendering it impractical.
    — NBC News, 30 Jan. 2022
  • Gone are the impractical thin, rock-solid slip-on sandals and house slippers.
    — Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping, 7 Mar. 2023
  • But aid groups say replacing the agency is impractical in the short or medium term.
    — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The location seemed ideal at first but turned out to be impractical.
    — Helen Purcell Montag, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Tokyo, though, will be clammy and muggy, while India’s temperatures will make much sightseeing impractical.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Critics had warned that extending the ban to people using surrogates abroad was impractical and unconstitutional.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 17 Oct. 2024

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