uninhabitable

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Recent Examples of uninhabitable An assistant secretary-general at the United Nations on Tuesday warned that millions of people in the Himalayan region were at risk from glacial floods, with fears that entire riverbanks might become effectively uninhabitable. — Sam Meredith,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Central Pennsylvania’s Greene Township bought out the property owner and paid to relocate residents of a 54-home park after excessive rainfall rendered all but four homes uninhabitable in 2006. — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026 According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the building sustained significant structural damage and has been deemed uninhabitable. — Peter D'oench, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Russia is slowly edging towards its territorial goal of taking the Donbas – albeit through rendering the remaining ground held by Ukraine uninhabitable through horrific drone strikes on all signs of civilian and military life. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uninhabitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninhabitable
unlivable
Adjective
  • Although many doctors do their best under the circumstances, unlivable public salaries have made bribe-taking increasingly common.
    — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Power outages may last weeks to months and some areas could be unlivable for an extended time.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Uninhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninhabitable. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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