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How to use unusable in a sentence

10 example sentences · adjective, noun

Unusable means not usable. Example: “The toilet was unusable because it was blocked.”

Examples of unusable by meaning

adjectiveNot usable.

  • The toilet was unusable because it was blocked.
  • This, coupled with regular cancellations, has rendered the train service between the area's two biggest towns almost unusable.2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 57

nounSomething that is not fit for use.

  • All the fat, skin, bones and unusables from the slaughter house went to the soap factory, and got diverted to feed a company of soldiers.2004, Frank Kolondra, Never a Straight Path, page 176

More sentences with unusable

  • Your perfectly average name choice is not a tragedeigh or unusable.2023 August 23, u/linerva, “Why is /r/namenerds so obsessed with "unique" names?”, in Reddit, r/NameNerdCirclejerk, archived from the…. From the entry tragedeigh
  • It's like a mix of german and english, but completely unusable.2012 October 14, Creyeditor, “Re: What did you accomplish today?”, in The CBB (forum). From the entry hatelang
  • With $37 and a walletful of easily traced and therefore unusable credit and ATM cards.2002, James Robert Baker, Anarchy, Los Angeles: Alyson Books, Part 2, p. 159. From the entry walletful
  • This built up gradually over about 5 days until my system was totally unbootable, unfsckable, and unusable.1994 January 17, Deborah Howland, “3.2 crashes”, in comp.sys.next.bugs (Usenet). From the entry unfsckable
  • Luckily, even though the arithmetic mean is unusable, both the harmonic and geometric means settle to precise values as the amount of data increases.2002, Clifford A. Pickover, The Mathematics of Oz: Mental Gymnastics from Beyond the Edge, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 246. From the entry mean
  • The racquet was unusable after that, and when she went to her bag to grab another, she found that all her other racquets had broken strings.2003, Dave Rineberg, Venus & Serena: My Seven Years as Hitting Coach for the Williams Sisters, Frederick Fell Publishers, →ISBN, page 165. From the entry racquet
  • A slightly incorrect choice of wood for the smoking fire or allowing the smoke to grow too thick can blotch its finish and result in a nearly unusable finished hide.2015, Henry S. Sharp, Karyn Sharp, Hunting Caribou, →ISBN. From the entry blotch

Meaning of unusable

  1. adjective Not usable.
  2. noun Something that is not fit for use.

Full definition of unusable

Questions about unusable in a sentence

How do you use unusable in a sentence?
Unusable is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “The toilet was unusable because it was blocked.”
What is a short sentence with unusable?
“The toilet was unusable because it was blocked.”
What does unusable mean?
Unusable means not usable.

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