unmanageable
adjective
un·man·age·able
ˌən-ˈma-ni-jə-bəl 
: not manageable : difficult or impossible to control or manage
unmanageable hair
an almost unmanageable amount of data
The prisoner became unmanageable.
an unmanageable temper
an unmanageable number of students for one teacher
an unmanageable amount of debt
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Examples of unmanageable in a Sentence
an unmanageable dog who had to be returned to the pound
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The number of immigrants entering the United States illegally is unmanageable, government officials said, and is expected to rise in the coming months.
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Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
From unmanageable stress and mood swings to sleep disturbances, rapid weight gain and extreme fatigue, internal imbalances can show up on your body in many ways, including skin issues such as acne and unexplained rashes.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 12 June 2024
Scalpers are a big problem making the concert-going experience worse — but at the root of the chaos is unmanageable, roof-shattering demand that has warped beyond recognition what people are willing to pay for a show.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 23 May 2024
Its casual exposition dumps and jarring time shifts would be nearly unmanageable without the helpful interstitial cards peppered throughout the movie, but the prismatic imagery in the scenes between those cards makes up for it.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2024
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Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
From unmanageable stress and mood swings to sleep disturbances, rapid weight gain and extreme fatigue, internal imbalances can show up on your body in many ways, including skin issues such as acne and unexplained rashes.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 12 June 2024
Scalpers are a big problem making the concert-going experience worse — but at the root of the chaos is unmanageable, roof-shattering demand that has warped beyond recognition what people are willing to pay for a show.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 23 May 2024
Its casual exposition dumps and jarring time shifts would be nearly unmanageable without the helpful interstitial cards peppered throughout the movie, but the prismatic imagery in the scenes between those cards makes up for it.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Unmanageable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmanageable. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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