unenviable

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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. 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • One Day in October and Red Alert are compelling vehicles for their fundamental message: October 7 was abominable.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Employing the term evokes a horrid history of institutional abuse against gay people.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • Golden State committed 20 turnovers, a ghastly 14 of them in the first half.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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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