unlivable

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Recent Examples of unlivable Many Palestinians see darker motives, viewing the UNRWA ban as Israel's latest attempt to make their lives unlivable, first imprisoning and bombing them, now taking away their main aid lifeline. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024 Central Florida — a place where Arnett’s writerly claim is now as firm as Flannery O’Connor’s was to rural Georgia — is increasingly unlivable: expensive housing, low-paying jobs, unchecked gentrification. Sam Worley, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025 Comments In the wake of the Eaton Fire, many homes in the Altadena neighborhood of Los Angeles were left in unlivable ruins, leaving many families adrift without many of their most precious belongings. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 5 Feb. 2025 If that location is destroyed, occupied, or rendered unlivable, the asset may well become worthless. Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unlivable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlivable
uninhabitable
Adjective
  • Priest said the home sustained significant fire, smoke and water damage and was expected to be uninhabitable.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
  • In 75 to 100 years the reservation will likely be uninhabitable, said Spivey, who has a doctorate in anthropology.
    Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 8 May 2025

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“Unlivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlivable. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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