How to Use uninhabitable in a Sentence

uninhabitable

adjective
  • Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months.
    Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The fire spread to a nearby home that is now uninhabitable, Coe said.
    Emma Tucker, CNN, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Like much of Sanibel, the ground-level house the Stroups bought last year is uninhabitable.
    Brittany Shammas, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Oct. 2022
  • As the Earth warms up, large swaths of the planet will become uninhabitable.
    Richard Horan, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Even if the home is uninhabitable, always pay your rent on time and keep a record of those payments to avoid eviction.
    Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Bri also built a karaoke room in this weird kind of uninhabitable little space next to the laundry room.
    Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
  • The war also has rendered much of the enclave uninhabitable and pushed the population to the brink of famine.
    Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Clay and brick homes were uninhabitable after the quake.
    USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Battalion Chief Jim Rhodes said the restaurant is uninhabitable due to a lot of smoke and heat damage to the inside of the building.
    Megan Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The church has been mostly uninhabitable since 2020, the reverend said.
    Aaron Morrison, al, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Researchers added that the advance of salt into the soil would leave the land barren and uninhabitable long before the sea engulfs it.
    Daniel Cole, ajc, 31 Oct. 2022
  • By that time, the sun will have bloated and reddened and made our planet uninhabitable.
    John Johnson Jr., Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Moore explains that as the climate changes, the conditions in the river might become uninhabitable for the fish.
    Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Wright said the building is uninhabitable due to fire, smoke and water damage.
    Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2023
  • Depending on the extent of the damage, a dwelling can be deemed uninhabitable.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The film, announced in May 2022, features Common and Hudson playing husband and wife, as the earth is uninhabitable due to a lack of oxygen.
    Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Fugate’s home took on more than 6 feet of water, leaving the dwelling uninhabitable.
    Phil McCausland, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Murphy said the neighboring home at 2 Mann St. is now uninhabitable due to flame and heat spreading from the original fire scene.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022
  • Power outages could last for months, and the areas hardest hit could be uninhabitable for months.
    Jennifer Gray, CNN, 29 Aug. 2023
  • To date, 160 units are still uninhabitable, KMGH reports, and insurance claims have been denied due to the lack of maintenance at the complex.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • They are being assisted by Red Cross since the structure is uninhabitable at this time, Woron said.
    Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Two more rockets, fired by an IDF tank, targeted the same Convent and rendered the home uninhabitable.
    Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Much of the area hit directly by a Category 4 or 5 storm is likely to be uninhabitable for weeks, if not months.
    Time, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Prolonged power outages will occur, and the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Maybe a few left standing, but those are uninhabitable.
    ABC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • As many as 100 homes may be uninhabitable due to flood damage, Gloria told reporters.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Areas can be uninhabitable for weeks or months, the weather service says.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Over 400 years later, Earth is uninhabitable and Jason is awakened and brought on a spaceship, where his next killing spree begins.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Those in Southeast Greenland seem better suited to a warming world, and could persist while the rest of the Arctic becomes uninhabitable.
    Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 16 June 2022
  • The people of Peru may face conditions so hot and humid that parts of the country become uninhabitable.
    Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022

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