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Recent Examples of unenviable
The mayor has the unenviable task of tackling a housing crisis in the city, and to her credit has pushed office-to-residential conversions.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
When an outbreak of an infectious disease begins to spread, policymakers face an unenviable challenge.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Smith has had the unenviable task of learning under his third defensive coordinator in three seasons.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
That’s an unenviable reality for a Mets team (63-52) that went 13 innings without a hit between Tuesday and Wednesday’s losses to the Cleveland Guardians.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
When an outbreak of an infectious disease begins to spread, policymakers face an unenviable challenge.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Smith has had the unenviable task of learning under his third defensive coordinator in three seasons.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
That’s an unenviable reality for a Mets team (63-52) that went 13 innings without a hit between Tuesday and Wednesday’s losses to the Cleveland Guardians.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unenviable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unenviable
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This is the fourth Hammer Frankenstein film but only the third directed by Terence Fisher – after nine years away from the Baron’s experiments, Fisher returns for a gut-punching tale of undesirable outsiders, execution anxiety, and gender-bent possession.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Given the Rockies’ track record — seven consecutive losing seasons and just five playoff appearances in 33 years — and the challenges and vagaries of playing baseball at a mile above sea level, the job of rebuilding the franchise might seem undesirable for many.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Raiders have had three regimes pay really good money for three consecutive veteran quarterbacks who have been abominable.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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One Day in October and Red Alert are compelling vehicles for their fundamental message: October 7 was abominable.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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Employing the term evokes a horrid history of institutional abuse against gay people.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Tigers won two of three against the Mariners early in the season, then got swept by Seattle at home and were outscored 35-14 during a July series that marked the start of a horrid slide.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Golden State committed 20 turnovers, a ghastly 14 of them in the first half.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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A day later, the inevitable became reality as the Beavers fired coach Trent Bray following another ghastly loss in a gruesome season.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Come for the downward spiral of hellish despair, stay for macabre goat Black Phillip and the ominous climax.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Poor Rosemary is tricked by those closest to her through what is quite literally a hellish pregnancy, culminating in an unforgettable ending and an enduring performance from a wide-eyed Farrow.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Unenviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unenviable. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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