How to Use unsalvageable in a Sentence

unsalvageable

adjective

• The bed on the first floor was warped and unsalvageable.
  — Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2017
• The building is unsalvageable and will need to come down, Lakamp said.
  — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• Now is the time to unload the unused, unloved and unsalvageable.
  — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 26 Dec. 2020
• This is called force majeure, and means the movie is unsalvageable.
  — Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics, 21 Dec. 2018
• In the end, when Meyer quit his job at UF, his team was unsalvageable.
  — Joseph Goodman, AL.com, 29 Jan. 2018
• Within an hour, our neighbor’s house burnt to the ground and ours was unsalvageable.
  — Alyson Watson, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2023
• Whatever the cause, The Kitchen is an unsalvageable mess.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2019
• So serious, in fact, that the trade may be unsalvageable.
  — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2020
• On top of her short-term concerns, Brown also worries that if her home deemed is unsalvageable, she’ll be pressured to sell it.
  — Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2021
• The USS Arizona was later deemed unsalvageable and continues to sit in about 40 feet of water.
  — Shaun McKinnon, azcentral, 23 Dec. 2019
• As people who survived wars and genocides teach us, many worlds have ended before us; some worlds are unsalvageable and not worth saving.
  — WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
• That is, not coincidentally, what Watkins does, as the most riveting voice of the unsalvageable West.
  — Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2021
• If not for the extraordinarily sturdy structure — the work of a legion of skilled black craftsmen — the Shaw-area hotel would have been unsalvageable.
  — Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2020
• Nancy Long restored unsalvageable structures and built a landmark on her own.
  — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
• If the Paul-Harden relationship was truly unsalvageable, then this trade makes more sense.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 11 July 2019
• Severely damaged by the tornado, the house was deemed unsalvageable and was taken down by the army of backhoes and demolition crews razing much of what’s left.
  — Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2022
• Flame prints are almost unsalvageable, except toned down as mentioned above.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2018
• The pastry filling is best enjoyed the first time around, as Brigman says this is another one that'll separate and become unsalvageable.
  — Samantha Vincenty, Women's Health, 6 May 2023
• Much of the material was unsalvageable, burned or shredded into tiny pieces.
  — New York Times, 13 Aug. 2021
• There were no injuries reported, but all the equipment inside was unsalvageable, including three six-wheel snow plows and a Ford F-550 snow plow, Carrier said.
  — Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
• According to Rohani and Bollinger, Smith is a negligent property owner and the house is unsalvageable.
  — oregonlive, 28 Mar. 2021
• But anything that is inside the building in Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood near Evergreen Park, which was closed in 2014, has been deemed unsalvageable.
  — Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com, 12 June 2021
• Just as the Jazz had started to become nationally relevant, he was scrapped from its long-term plans, another top pick deemed unsalvageable.
  — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 12 July 2019
• Once recognized as a symbol of the city’s growth and achievements, the building was shuttered in the mid-1990s and deteriorated into an eyesore that was deemed unsalvageable.
  — Jennifer Bolton, Houston Chronicle, 1 July 2019
• The Healdsburg winery on Highway 128 is completely engulfed in flames, and Cal Fire determined the building is unsalvageable.
  — Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, 27 Oct. 2019
• Although the massive yacht is thought to be unsalvageable, all seven crew members and nine passengers — none of whom have been identified — were able to safely evacuate and were not harmed, according to The Guardian.
  — Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022
• But the economy hasn’t descended into unsalvageable chaos because of an extra $600 a week.
  — Whizy Kim, refinery29.com, 29 July 2020
• The Jets and the Dolphins are the two teams most often mentioned as being possible landing spots for Watson if the Texans decide their relationship is unsalvageable.
  — Matt Young, Chron, 28 Jan. 2021
• Conversations usually run dry after everyone sends too many texts in a row and the scramble of typos and out-of-context comments is unsalvageable.
  — Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 13 May 2020
• If the pads are torn or otherwise unsalvageable, get a replacement set; most helmet makers offer them at a nominal price, even for some older models.
  — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 17 July 2021

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024