unenviable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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In this unenviable position, the Fed may have to choose the least-bad option.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Despite their clear affection for these women, the Dardenne brothers never sugarcoat their characters’ unenviable circumstance or latch onto phony bromides to alleviate our anxiety.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
The result is that some of the most powerful politicians in America live under constant pressure to please social media—an unenviable confinement that we might call Twitter prison.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
The report acknowledged that leaders "were presented with unenviable choices" and "had to make decisions in conditions of extreme pressure".
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
He had the completely unenviable job of being Byerley’s campaign manager in a campaign that wasn’t a campaign, for a person that refused to reveal his strategy, and refused to accept his manager’s.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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