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Unwinnable meaning

Unable to be won.

Using Unwinnable

  • The main meaning on this page is: Unable to be won.
  • In the example corpus, unwinnable often appears in combinations such as: an unwinnable, unwinnable war, unwinnable situation.

Context around Unwinnable

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 12 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Unwinnable

  • In this selection, "unwinnable" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nearly, prospective, considered, war, situation and seats stand out and add context to how "unwinnable" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include america s unwinnable drug war and as the unwinnable ticket tips. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "unwinnable" sits close to words such as aaj, aal and aalto, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with unwinnable

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

A game may be conceded if considered unwinnable. (8 words)

Unfortunately for fans of the show, the game adaption for the Amstrad CPC was an unwinnable mess. (17 words)

Despite a very busy legislative agenda, many commentators predicted that the upcoming 1993 election was "unwinnable" for Labor. (18 words)

Indeed, revisiting the “good guys with a code facing an unwinnable battle” picture for its 70th anniversary, remastered and appearing in cinemas across North America this summer, reminded me that it’s just as fun now as it ever was. (40 words)

He had a record of issuing unrealistic orders and persistently attempting to fight unwinnable battles, leading to the loss of his best troops. citation In recent years, there has been an attempt to find a more moderate interpretation of Chiang. (40 words)

As research I’ve published on shows, the Tories are nearly twice as likely to have selected women for unwinnable seats as they have for ones that can be won (measured by the swing needed to take the seat). (39 words)

Example sentences (19)

Barlow's argument does resonate, however, and it's entirely possible that Bloober Team may be dealing with an unwinnable situation, depending on how the community reacts to the title once it's out.

In particular, Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb called out the company's "unwinnable war on Steam" as one potential reason behind the layoffs.

Nevertheless, throughout "Succession" he can't resist creating fresh gauntlets of psychological games masquerading as competency tests, although they're designed to be unwinnable.

Nonetheless, the island aggressively moves people and pieces through various agents, gods and spirits, making the battle for free will nearly unwinnable, as the chaotic balance of light and dark is a constant on the cursed island.

Unfortunately for fans of the show, the game adaption for the Amstrad CPC was an unwinnable mess.

Indeed, revisiting the “good guys with a code facing an unwinnable battle” picture for its 70th anniversary, remastered and appearing in cinemas across North America this summer, reminded me that it’s just as fun now as it ever was.

The press does not exist to cover up for the lies of the powerful while innocent people die in unnecessary and unwinnable wars.

Many good candidates know the odds are against them and, rather than waste a year of their life running for unwinnable seats, choose to stay on the sidelines.

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As research I’ve published on shows, the Tories are nearly twice as likely to have selected women for unwinnable seats as they have for ones that can be won (measured by the swing needed to take the seat).

That is intended to wean reasonable Republicans away from an unwinnable fight over a wall that almost certainly will never exist, at least in the form Trump promoted it during the 2016 campaign.

As soon as the unwinnable ticket tips her out the the senate she will find all those promises very empty indeed.

Believe me or not, Dictator Biya*s LRC is simply wasting precious souls, time, energy and scarce resources fighting an UNWINNABLE WAR in SC.

He inspired half the German population to imprison the other half of the German population, then die in an unwinnable war where they were being assaulted on all sides.

The Coalition government will be wanting to gain more control of the ABC leading into prospective unwinnable elections both federally and particularly NSW.

There is only one major conflict in – a lethal global pandemic and America’s unwinnable drug war, respectively – and the films come at them from a stratosphere of different political and economic perspectives.

A game may be conceded if considered unwinnable.

Despite a very busy legislative agenda, many commentators predicted that the upcoming 1993 election was "unwinnable" for Labor.

He had a record of issuing unrealistic orders and persistently attempting to fight unwinnable battles, leading to the loss of his best troops. citation In recent years, there has been an attempt to find a more moderate interpretation of Chiang.

The Kobayashi Maru test forces its participants to confront an unwinnable situation which serves as a test of character, but Kirk reveals that he won the test by cheating; Saavik responds that Kirk has never faced death.

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Common combinations with unwinnable

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What does "unwinnable" mean?
Unwinnable means: Unable to be won.
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