unrealistic
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“Listing agents are also culprits in this pattern, as they want to work with the celebrity and oblige their unrealistic expectations,” he explains.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
That his hopefulness reads as synthetic or unrealistic is a broader indictment of how cruel the world has become, and how quickly we’ve accepted casual coldness as the norm.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
But most experts agree that Nasa's timeline is unrealistic.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
In some quarters this has instigated an unrealistic disappointment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Was it so unrealistic to think of people there, alive, afraid to leave?
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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