How to Use unobtainable in a Sentence

unobtainable

adjective
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  • And the genius of Jesse is, even in death, Logan is unobtainable.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The Venus, with its fleshy butt and ample stomach would have been the unobtainable body standard for women of the day.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The good news is that there’s evidence this goal might not be as unobtainable as many fear.
    — The New Yorker, 2 May 2022
  • The younger son has been madly in love with the local mob boss's daughter, who seems unobtainable.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Ruth’s record seemed more unobtainable with each strikeout and pop-up.
    — Edward Kosner, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2018
  • For the first time this season, Xavier went on the road and proved that putting together 40 minutes of toughness isn't unobtainable.
    — Adam Baum, Cincinnati.com, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The smaller skiffs lining the pier sit unused, with kerosene unobtainable.
    — Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Something so normal has felt so unobtainable for too long.
    — Jhodie-Ann Williams, CNN, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Few would deny the model serves as a poster child for the current era of skyrocketing demand for unobtainable steel sport models.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Fortunately for readers, the author doesn’t just look to the distant and possibly unobtainable past; many of the later vintages covered toward the end of the book are still in the market.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2022
  • College seemed unobtainable, so Beaver worked in fast-food restaurants, working his way up to manager.
    — Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 July 2017
  • The first was Tom Ford, a designer whose runways are routinely filled with near-unobtainable glamour.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
  • The nation has been on a decade-long bourbon binge, making the rarest bottles increasingly unobtainable.
    — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Although unobtainable in mainland China until the 1980s, most of Chang’s works are now freely available, and a film or television show based on her work is released every few years.
    — Lisa Movius, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
  • But a lack of Western support doesn’t necessarily mean parts and spares will be unobtainable.
    — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
  • However the bill, formulated by the ruling Labor government, makes no pledge to ban future coal and gas projects, which critics say makes the targets of the bill unobtainable.
    — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Though the actress has long been the be-all and end-all fitness inspiration for women across the globe, Berry no longer wants her lifestyle to be deemed unobtainable for the average, everyday woman.
    — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Certain motifs on some of the objects are not Egyptian, and the presence of silver—unobtainable in Egypt—suggests extensive trade with Greece or kingdoms in Anatolia.
    — Irene Cordón, National Geographic, 7 May 2019
  • Mortgage companies usually require at least a 5% deposit, a figure that is all but unobtainable for a young family on a tight budget — without access to the bank of mom and dad.
    — Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 12 May 2017
  • Some of us forever pine after the unobtainable, choosing to dwell in the heady space of the impossible crush rather than actually deal with something real and tangible.
    — Richard Lawson, Vanities, 13 Jan. 2017
  • While Rally is really about investing in whiskey and trying to turn a profit instead of sipping bourbon, it could be seen as adding to Pappy’s already unobtainable status.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2022
  • For many buyers, an extra $400 a month can make homeownership unobtainable.
    — Michael Joseph, Fortune, 23 May 2022
  • Fans of sneakers and single malts are all too familiar unobtainable releases.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2023
  • But using leverage to gain something that otherwise would be unobtainable is not uncommon.
    — Dan Walters, SFChronicle.com, 3 July 2018
  • Even basic hygiene products such as hand sanitizer were unobtainable in Mandalay, Kyaw Oo said.
    — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Inevitably, there will be simplifications, and some data are likely to be unobtainable.
    — Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Firearms are largely unobtainable for ordinary Chinese, and such attacks are more often carried out with knives or homemade explosives.
    — Bloomberg.com, 17 July 2017
  • The homes fill a need, providing lodging that is otherwise unobtainable and often larger and more cost-effective for family groups than several hotel rooms or suites.
    — Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2021
  • But an IndyCar is on another level of difficulty—open wheel, single-seat, and with an unobtainable engine that that's actually a piece of the chassis itself.
    — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Discover the unexpected and unobtainable at The Pink Closet online.
    — Livia Hengel, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021

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