unobtainable
adjective
un·ob·tain·able
ˌən-əb-ˈtā-nə-bəl 
-äb-
: not capable of being obtained : not available : not obtainable
an unobtainable objective
a gem so rare as to be virtually unobtainable
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Scott’s attorneys said the rapper’s phone fell to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and the records were unobtainable.
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Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
In California home insurance has become expensive and often unobtainable.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
Juggling company demands, family responsibilities and personal commitments can make self-care seem like an unobtainable luxury.
—Duncan Alney, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Electricity was rare, and clean water was nearly unobtainable.
—Chantha Nguon, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2024
The antithesis of an oversized coffee-table tome devoted to priceless classics or unobtainable supercars, Tales from the Garage is a modest, 136-page softcover whose every chapter shares a personal vignette, often with subjects far less grandiose than Bugattis or Ferraris.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023
Fans of sneakers and single malts are all too familiar unobtainable releases.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2023
From the other, adamant rejection of any measures that would make some guns unobtainable or subject buyers to more scrutiny, and accusations that Democrats want to trample Constitutional rights.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
Although unobtainable in mainland China until the 1980s, most of Chang’s works are now freely available, and a film or television show based on her work is released every few years.
—Lisa Movius, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
In California home insurance has become expensive and often unobtainable.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
Juggling company demands, family responsibilities and personal commitments can make self-care seem like an unobtainable luxury.
—Duncan Alney, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Electricity was rare, and clean water was nearly unobtainable.
—Chantha Nguon, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2024
The antithesis of an oversized coffee-table tome devoted to priceless classics or unobtainable supercars, Tales from the Garage is a modest, 136-page softcover whose every chapter shares a personal vignette, often with subjects far less grandiose than Bugattis or Ferraris.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023
Fans of sneakers and single malts are all too familiar unobtainable releases.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2023
From the other, adamant rejection of any measures that would make some guns unobtainable or subject buyers to more scrutiny, and accusations that Democrats want to trample Constitutional rights.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
Although unobtainable in mainland China until the 1980s, most of Chang’s works are now freely available, and a film or television show based on her work is released every few years.
—Lisa Movius, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
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“Unobtainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unobtainable. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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