uninhabitable

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Recent Examples of uninhabitable Some were declared uninhabitable and are scheduled for demolition. Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025 Investigators were searching a remote and virtually uninhabitable area on Grindstone Mountain this week when a drone flying overhead detected something unusual in a thicket of trees. Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025 The residence was uninhabitable, and the family found temporary housing within North Crowley High School’s attendance zone, with assistance from their insurance, Antonio Torres, Jacob’s father, said. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025 Its uprooting marked not only the loss of a helpful landmark but the loss of an emotional touchstone in an otherwise uninhabitable landscape. Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uninhabitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninhabitable
unlivable
Adjective
  • For most on the island, life became almost unlivable.
    Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Of the 27 homes on their street in the Rollins neighborhood, 25 were either destroyed, demolished or suffered extensive damage that left them unlivable until they could be gutted and rebuilt, Heath said.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Uninhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninhabitable. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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