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Meanings of untenable in anglès

(Of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified.

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Examples for "indefensible"
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Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's first female first minister, described the vote as indefensible.
The Guardian
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However his trangressions last Sunday in the game against Clare were indefensible.
The Irish Times
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It was outrageous, patently irresponsible, and legally indefensible if it didn't work.
Think of a number
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And the more Dal considered his position, the more indefensible it appeared.
Star Surgeon
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With their numbers and our lack of matériel, this city is indefensible.
The black prism
Usage of untenable in anglès
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Analysts say that position is becoming increasingly untenable given the evolving situation.
Reuters
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McIlveen said: I do believe that his position is becoming increasingly untenable.
The Guardian
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North Korea's ask to remove all sanctions was untenable and also illegal.
Radio NZ
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Isn't that another way of saying the Mail made his position untenable?
The Guardian
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But such an approach will be politically untenable in a banking union.
Reuters
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Unions are seeking guarantees over future roles that appear to be untenable.
The Guardian
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Fine Gael members have told him personally that his position is untenable.
The Irish Times
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I could neither forget nor deny them, and my position became untenable.
The forgotten soldier
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You understand that your victory here puts you in an untenable position.
Leviathan Wakes
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But by late 1765 his position in Switzerland had also become untenable.
The Irish Times
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This incident and Dr Carneiro's subsequent demotion has made her position untenable.
The Guardian
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A new Breakingviews calculator shows how untenable the 8 percent assumption is.
Reuters
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The whole system of funding politics through corporate donations is becoming untenable.
The Irish Times
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But even in that form Huxley shewed the defence to be untenable.
Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work
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To many, her position is untenable after striking one of her students.
The South African
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And it wasn't as if conditions were even untenable for the journey.
The Irish Times
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