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Explore Unobtainium through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Unobtainium in a sentence

Unobtainium meaning

  1. A fictional material or component which, if it existed, would enable one to easily solve a hard problem.
  2. An especially rare material or component that is outrageously expensive or otherwise almost impossible to get hold of.
  3. A high technology component that is extremely expensive.

Using Unobtainium

  • The main meaning on this page is: A fictional material or component which, if it existed, would enable one to easily solve a hard problem. | An especially rare material or component that is outrageously expensive or otherwise almost impossible to get hold of. | A high technology component that is extremely expensive.
  • In the example corpus, unobtainium often appears in combinations such as: unobtainium is, of unobtainium, unobtainium can.

Context around Unobtainium

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

instance 1× mentioning 1× fiction 1× particular 1×

Often after:

may 1× depend 1×

Sentence patterns with Unobtainium

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

all whereas unobtainium may merely 1× any particular unobtainium depend on 1× concept of unobtainium is often 1× for instance unobtainium is described 1× made of unobtainium which while 1× science fiction unobtainium can refer 1× show mentioning unobtainium 1× unobtainium can be 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another largely synonymous 1× for instance unobtainium 1× frequent sunday night 1× in the 1970s 1× science fiction unobtainium 1× the concept of 1×

Common sentence endings:

disparaging context e 1× flippantly or humorously 1× lighter than air 1× merely be unavailable 1× show mentioning unobtainium 1× the intended use 1×

Words around Unobtainium

Just before it in the word index:

unobtainable 13 unobstructed 47 unobserved 24 unobservant 3 unobservable 25 unobservability 2

Just after it in the word index:

unobtanium 3 unobtrusive 34 unobtrusively 7 unoc 4 unocal 3 unoccupied 163

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Unobtainium

  • In this selection, "unobtainium" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, instance, mentioning, fiction, may and depend stand out and add context to how "unobtainium" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all whereas unobtainium may merely and any particular unobtainium depend on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "unobtainium" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with unobtainium

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Unobtainium can be used in a disparaging context (e. (9 words)

The concept of unobtainium is often applied flippantly or humorously. (10 words)

The properties of any particular unobtainium depend on the intended use. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Science fiction Unobtainium can refer to any substance needed to build some device critical to the plot of a science fiction story, but which does not exist in the universe as we know it. (34 words)

Another largely synonymous term is wishalloy, citation Chapter 8 although the sense is often subtly different in that a wishalloy usually does not exist at all, whereas unobtainium may merely be unavailable. (32 words)

In the 1970s, bicycle magazines, such as Bike World, sometimes referred to exotic lightweight bicycle parts as being made of unobtainium, which, while expensive, were commercially obtainable. (27 words)

Example sentences (8)

Another largely synonymous term is wishalloy, citation Chapter 8 although the sense is often subtly different in that a wishalloy usually does not exist at all, whereas unobtainium may merely be unavailable.

For instance, unobtainium is described as being stronger than helium, and lighter than air.

Frequent Sunday night/Monday morning host of Coast to Coast AM George Knapp usually opens his show mentioning unobtainium.

In the 1970s, bicycle magazines, such as Bike World, sometimes referred to exotic lightweight bicycle parts as being made of unobtainium, which, while expensive, were commercially obtainable.

Science fiction Unobtainium can refer to any substance needed to build some device critical to the plot of a science fiction story, but which does not exist in the universe as we know it.

The concept of unobtainium is often applied flippantly or humorously.

The properties of any particular unobtainium depend on the intended use.

Unobtainium can be used in a disparaging context (e.

Common combinations with unobtainium

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "unobtainium" in a sentence?
An example: "Another largely synonymous term is wishalloy, citation Chapter 8 although the sense is often subtly different in that a wishalloy usually does not exist at all, whereas unobtainium may merely be unavailable." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "unobtainium" from authentic English texts.
What does "unobtainium" mean?
Unobtainium means: A fictional material or component which, if it existed, would enable one to easily solve a hard problem.
How many example sentences with "unobtainium" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "unobtainium", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.