How to Use unattainable in a Sentence

unattainable

adjective
  • There are so many things in this world that are unattainable.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
  • York has fallen in love with the process of reaching for the unattainable.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2022
  • And Zazie has been the top, most unattainable assassin in the world.
    Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 8 Aug. 2022
  • But with less than a week left in the month, that goal appears unattainable.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2021
  • So while Utah’s meet was special, the score doesn’t seem unattainable by many teams in the Top 10.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The more unattainable the itinerary, the more valuable.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2023
  • And the second brings the recognition that the atmosphere on the ground is the same as in the blue sky that seems so far away and unattainable.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to accomplish a feat that, at first, may seem unattainable.
    Ali Jamal, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
  • While aging in a cellar is best, for most that is unattainable.
    Rachel King, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2020
  • Cutler often thinks about the pursuit of the unattainable.
    Megan Armstrong, Billboard, 1 July 2022
  • What would have seemed unattainable five, ten, or twenty years ago?
    Sophy Chaffee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2022
  • Some researchers believe this to be decades in the future, if not unattainable.
    Karen Hao and Miles Kruppa, WSJ, 29 June 2022
  • Such care will presumably be unattainable for many more in the coming years and decades.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022
  • And along the way there were milestones of recovery once thought unattainable.
    John Gallagher, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2019
  • The desire for the unattainable is a large part of Pappy Van Winkle’s mystique.
    Zak Stambor, chicagotribune.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • The gilded world of Felix and his acolytes seems unattainable, but then fortune smiles.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Couture week is not known for being relatable; the clothes are unattainable for most of the world.
    Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 July 2023
  • This is the time to open your heart to those seemingly unattainable dreams and desires — the ones that thrill you and scare you in equal measure.
    Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 30 Dec. 2021
  • For five seasons, a playoffs berth has been an unattainable goal.
    Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Oct. 2020
  • That’s a timeline that most experts say is unattainable.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2021
  • Without their buy-in, the world going net-zero by 2050 is an unattainable goal.
    Aryn Baker, Time, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The notion of reaching the school’s first state championship game would have seemed unattainable.
    The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Swift has never been the type to walk into the studio in head-to-toe drip that’s entirely unattainable for her fans.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 June 2023
  • These conditions can make it so that the usual routes for weight loss are unattainable to someone.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
  • That doesn't mean subscriptions for the next season are unattainable.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2024
  • Many of Bargeld’s lyrics describe journeys with unattainable goals.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
  • It’s a scenario that was unattainable for Saraland a little more than a dozen years ago.
    al, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Their goal that next season — to win them all, especially the last one — didn’t seem unattainable.
    Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2021
  • But what happens when these representations persist in an era which has collapsed these gaps of unattainable beauty or celebrity?
    Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The Sustainable Development Goals are unattainable on a critically ill planet.
    Johan Rockström, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024

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