unwinnable
adjective
un·win·na·ble
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Definition of unwinnable
: incapable of being won
an unwinnable struggle
also
: impregnable
an unwinnable fortress
Examples of unwinnable in a Sentence
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The risk, however, is that the predictions of economic chaos after a no-deal Brexit are borne out, making an election unwinnable for him (and, if things are bad enough, possibly for the Conservative Party for years to come). — Stephen Castle, New York Times, "What’s Next for Brexit? Six Possible Outcomes," 30 Aug. 2019 Doing so changed the nature of the missions, which became hopelessly elongated and unwinnable. — Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, "Losing the War in Forgotten Afghanistan," 10 Aug. 2019 Many investors and economists consider trade wars messy affairs at best, if not wholly unwinnable. — Kevin Kelleher, Fortune, "As Markets Dive, Tech Stocks Like Apple and IBM Are Seeing the Biggest Selloffs. Here’s Why," 5 Aug. 2019 In contrast, parties rarely get involved in races for either safe or unwinnable seats. — Hans Hassell, Washington Post, "The lesson of the Steny Hoyer controversy: party insiders still matter after all," 1 May 2018 This is the idea that the world would divide into three totalitarian super-states that were rigidly hierarchical, in complete control of information and expression, and engaged in perpetual and unwinnable wars for world domination. — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, "“1984” at Seventy: Why We Still Read Orwell’s Book of Prophecy," 8 June 2019 Everyone who's just fought off the dead is probably napping right now, and absolutely is weakened from an insane and seemingly unwinnable battle. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "Will Cersei Lannister Use Wildfyre In 'Game of Thrones' In the Last War?," 29 Apr. 2019 Beauty is an unwinnable game, but vloggers and brands have managed to sell us on the feeling of beauty. — Chloe Arnold, Vox, "The paradox of “no makeup” makeup," 29 Nov. 2018 But Captain Medina and Lieutenant William L. Calley Jr., who was subsequently convicted of murder at a court-martial as the leader of the platoon that carried out the massacre, came to be viewed by many as scapegoats in an unwinnable conflict. — Richard Goldstein, New York Times, "Ernest Medina, Army Captain Acquitted in My Lai Massacre, Dies at 81," 13 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unwinnable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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