unserviceable
adjective
un·ser·vice·able
ˌən-ˈsər-və-sə-bəl 
: not ready or able to be used : not serviceable
… the locks all through the house were old-fashioned and unserviceable.—
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unserviceableness
noun
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Examples of unserviceable in a Sentence
the dairy farm comes with a lot of equipment, but most of it is antiquated or unserviceable
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The equipment that was there was outdated and broke frequently — not because someone did something wrong, but because the parts were old and unserviceable or because the repair unit didn’t feel like coming out.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
By 2008, government debt was unserviceable, social services had disintegrated, and life expectancy had plunged to 32 years for women and 34 years for men.
—Tendai Biti, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2019
But the new president, Maithripala Sirisena, who wanted to extricate Sri Lanka from some of the Chinese contracts, quickly found that the terms were inflexible and had left the country with virtually unserviceable levels of debt.
—Andrew Small, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2018
Dire reports warned of unserviceable and overflowing toilets and looming trench foot.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Although the Avtomat Kalashnikova is known for superior reliability, the rifles were likely unserviceable.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2023
Closed runways and taxiways, unserviceable radio navigational aids or military exercises causing airspace restrictions also could trigger the issuing of NOTAMs.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
American Legion Post 434 also hosted a flag-burning ceremony to retire old flags that had become unserviceable.
—Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2022
Companies like HughesNet, Iridium, and Telesat already have satellites up in space servicing the unserviceable areas, but Starlink is fundamentally different from existing constellations.
—Mihir Tripathy, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2022
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Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
By 2008, government debt was unserviceable, social services had disintegrated, and life expectancy had plunged to 32 years for women and 34 years for men.
—Tendai Biti, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2019
But the new president, Maithripala Sirisena, who wanted to extricate Sri Lanka from some of the Chinese contracts, quickly found that the terms were inflexible and had left the country with virtually unserviceable levels of debt.
—Andrew Small, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2018
Dire reports warned of unserviceable and overflowing toilets and looming trench foot.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Although the Avtomat Kalashnikova is known for superior reliability, the rifles were likely unserviceable.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2023
Closed runways and taxiways, unserviceable radio navigational aids or military exercises causing airspace restrictions also could trigger the issuing of NOTAMs.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
American Legion Post 434 also hosted a flag-burning ceremony to retire old flags that had become unserviceable.
—Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2022
Companies like HughesNet, Iridium, and Telesat already have satellites up in space servicing the unserviceable areas, but Starlink is fundamentally different from existing constellations.
—Mihir Tripathy, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2022
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“Unserviceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unserviceable. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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