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Martian soil is toxic, the air unbreathable, the atmosphere so thin that anyone who spent even a short time on its surface would be hit with massive doses of radiation.—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 21 June 2025 With more Americans battling the harms of unbreathable air, meaningful investments in curbing pollution are paramount.—Henna Hundal, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 The nurses and pilots at Stanford Life Flight must wear protective yet unbreathable fire resistant fly suits before boarding the sweltering chopper.—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 July 2024 But there are lots of options on the market, and rain jackets tend to get a bad rep for being unbreathable and bulky.—Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unbreathable
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