unlivable
adjective
un·liv·able
ˌən-ˈli-və-bəl 
: unable to be lived or unfit to live in, on, or with : not livable
unlivable tenements
… he devoted himself to making life unlivable for them.—
Jack London
Jack LondonExamples of unlivable in a Sentence
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Crime, drugs and mental health problems at Windsor Pointe are making their neighborhood unlivable, the residents say.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
Brutal heat, traffic, housing costs and property insurance rates are making Miami unlivable.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2023
For Jones and her children, though, their home is unlivable.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2024
Groundwater supplies 90 percent of the nation’s drinking-water systems, which means draining aquifers could render some communities unlivable.
—Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Tiram, 67, told the Herald that nothing about the home is historic and insisted the home in its current state is unlivable and unable to be saved.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
For decades, the islands were considered inhospitable, if not unlivable.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2023
Every negative stereotype that exists today about big cities being dirty, dangerous, and unlivable emanates from New York in the 1970s.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Earlier in the week, during a damage tour with officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, many houses still looked unlivable.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
Brutal heat, traffic, housing costs and property insurance rates are making Miami unlivable.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2023
For Jones and her children, though, their home is unlivable.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2024
Groundwater supplies 90 percent of the nation’s drinking-water systems, which means draining aquifers could render some communities unlivable.
—Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Tiram, 67, told the Herald that nothing about the home is historic and insisted the home in its current state is unlivable and unable to be saved.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
For decades, the islands were considered inhospitable, if not unlivable.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2023
Every negative stereotype that exists today about big cities being dirty, dangerous, and unlivable emanates from New York in the 1970s.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Earlier in the week, during a damage tour with officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, many houses still looked unlivable.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Unlivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlivable. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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