How to Use infeasible in a Sentence

infeasible

adjective
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  • That makes the use of crossing arms infeasible, Patrick said.
    — Michelle Baruchman, The Seattle Times, 11 Sep. 2018
  • For the past two weeks, the Buffalo Bills have tried to carry on, even when doing so felt infeasible.
    — Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2023
  • The White House said the visit was scrubbed because foggy weather made the helicopter trip from Paris too risky and the 90-minute drive deemed infeasible.
    — Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2020
  • The White House said the visit was scrubbed because foggy weather made the helicopter trip from Paris too risky and a 90-minute drive was deemed infeasible.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Whether the additional costs make the project infeasible remains to be seen.
    — J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Jan. 2018
  • Trying to pull or push a large whale from the beach or a sand bar can require specialized equipment due to the size and weight of the animal and is often infeasible.
    — al, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Going one record at a time is just as infeasible as making sweeping decisions about all of them at once.
    — Yaki Faitelson, Forbes, 6 July 2021
  • Gatherings and events that might have been disallowed or infeasible in years past are back on the calendar.
    — Luke Money, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022
  • His true passion lies in new roads, ports and power stations—anything to boost growth to the 7% a year that remains his obsessive if infeasible target.
    — The Economist, 26 Sep. 2019
  • The revenue would be distributed back to the American people in the form of equal rebates, but the steep acceleration of the tax rate renders this plan infeasible from the start.
    — Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 1 Aug. 2019
  • The Trump administration had set a 2024 deadline, which has long been seen as infeasible.
    — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Even for smaller projects hookup fees, set back rules, and other requirements can turn a buildable site into an infeasible project.
    — Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
  • There’s just something about wildly infeasible bloodlust that keeps us coming back for more.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Some new houses will be exempt if solar panels are infeasible, such as when a roof is in the shadows of another structure.
    — Tony Bizjak, sacbee, 9 May 2018
  • As far as why the village’s zoning maps don’t reflect the potential zoning for each property, Brady says that would be infeasible.
    — Anna Kim, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Finding new work became infeasible; Nick, 12, has autism and helping him with virtual school became her full-time job.
    — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Davidson said the project’s economics did not factor in $18 million in additional fees and that the extra cost might render the project infeasible.
    — J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The above examples prove that no vision is too bold and no idea too infeasible to materialize.
    — Robert Krajewski, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Some states could resist, saying it’s infeasible to adopt new election procedures on a short timeline.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 11 May 2021
  • This approach sounds like a win-win, but has proved logistically infeasible thus far.
    — Brian Barth, Smithsonian, 3 Oct. 2017
  • The Department of the Environment said increasing goals as proposed by Preston was infeasible, but agreed to move up the city’s timeline to get to net zero emissions by five years.
    — Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 July 2021
  • Air cargo has long been a major element of air travel, with many aircraft including goods in the cargo hold that are best shipped through the air or are infeasible to be shipped through other means, like rail or ship.
    — Ernie Smith, Popular Mechanics, 5 Oct. 2017
  • That said, depending on your industry, taking time off right now could be infeasible.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 17 June 2020
  • This whole system is ridiculous and technically infeasible for a lot of reasons.
    — Randall Munroe, Time, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The opening of the archives, the publication of their documents and the work of organizations like Memorial have made that infeasible.
    — Richard Cohen, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2022
  • And Curtmola says fundamental and likely infeasible changes to the way processors are designed would be needed to address the issue at the chip level.
    — Wired, 15 July 2022
  • Thune is probably right that passing any health-care-reform bill at this point is politically infeasible, but Obamacare repeal in the future will not take acts of God or even sheer luck.
    — Tiana Lowe, National Review, 3 Aug. 2017
  • The 2018 plan has some outdated or infeasible ideas, such as moving offices to Sequoyah Hall or winterizing the pool, Gentry said.
    — Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 10 July 2023
  • Amazon’s ideas might appear laughable at a glance, but not entirely infeasible.
    — Nat Watkins, Wired, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Given the nature and spread of this particular virus, though, this textbook public-health approach to tracking and containment has proven infeasible.
    — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2020

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