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unobtainable

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[ US /ˌənəbˈteɪnəbəɫ/ ]
[ UK /ʌnɒbtˈe‍ɪnəbə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. not capable of being obtained
    untouchable resources buried deep within the earth
    timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands
    a rare work, today almost inaccessible

How To Use unobtainable In A Sentence

  • timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands
  • It was published in 1937 so is probably unobtainable now (though you could try abebooks), but it was a marvellous autobiography by a man who edited pulp magazines.
  • But there seems no reason why this scheme should not work and provide an otherwise unobtainable massive injection of resources for a financially hard-hit National Health Service.
  • They grow well enough in several states but are unobtainable in Washington.
  • For many young people who feel trapped on an endless treadmill of dreary short-term jobs, interspersed with spells of unemployment, this seems like an increasingly unobtainable dream.
  • Even more unobtainable, no doubt, is a measure of the comparative enjoyments derivable from choosing for oneself.
  • That concept - aerospace power eclipsing the fog and friction of war - may be unobtainable, but it is still an important one to consider in terms of what it takes to make aerospace power work today and in the future.
  • I tried to call Stevie Clark repeatedly but his phone alternated between off and unobtainable.
  • Tea has stayed with me as a drug of choice where others have palled or become unobtainable.
  • Then I found their phone number was unobtainable and they didn't return my emails and now my fears have been confirmed.
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