How to Use unattainable in a Sentence
unattainable
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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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