unattainable
adjective
un·at·tain·able
ˌən-ə-ˈtā-nə-bəl 
: not able to be accomplished or achieved : not attainable
unattainable goals
an unattainable ideal
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Examples of unattainable in a Sentence
an eagle's nest in an unattainable location
unfortunately, world peace is probably an unattainable ideal
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Disengagement from an unattainable goal is not a sign of failure, but a sophisticated form of adaptive behavior.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Political sorting has hurt Democrats in the Senate For decades, Democratic candidates for Senate in many rural states performed far better than those states' presidential partisanship, enabling the party to win large majorities unattainable with blue states alone.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
No standard-issue heartthrob, Law began his career as a veritable emblem of intimidating, unattainable, sometimes self-sabotaging male beauty.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
And securing a cease-fire required an unattainable level of diplomatic alignment between Hamas, over which the United States has little influence, and Israel, whose warfighting strategy the United States has been reluctant to dictate.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2024
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Political sorting has hurt Democrats in the Senate For decades, Democratic candidates for Senate in many rural states performed far better than those states' presidential partisanship, enabling the party to win large majorities unattainable with blue states alone.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
No standard-issue heartthrob, Law began his career as a veritable emblem of intimidating, unattainable, sometimes self-sabotaging male beauty.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
And securing a cease-fire required an unattainable level of diplomatic alignment between Hamas, over which the United States has little influence, and Israel, whose warfighting strategy the United States has been reluctant to dictate.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Unattainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unattainable. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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