as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Short of the wildest run in franchise history, a third straight losing season seems fairly unavoidable.
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Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Yet both civilian and military authorities concluded that the violence had been unavoidable.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Ewing said if travel is unavoidable, take it extremely slow.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Motorists are urged to carry an emergency kit with a flashlight, food, and water if travel is unavoidable.
—Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Yet both civilian and military authorities concluded that the violence had been unavoidable.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Ewing said if travel is unavoidable, take it extremely slow.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Motorists are urged to carry an emergency kit with a flashlight, food, and water if travel is unavoidable.
—Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for unavoidable
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavoidable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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