How to Use unaffordable in a Sentence

unaffordable

adjective
  • Day care is unaffordable and not a good option for us right now.
    — Mallory Ortberg, Slate Magazine, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Food and medicine are scarce or unaffordable.
    — Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
  • But at some point, gold is just going to be almost unaffordable.
    — Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Housing is unaffordable for many in big cities across the country.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
  • And like so many cities today, nearly unaffordable to live in.
    — Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The short supply of housing has forced prices to unaffordable heights.
    — Kerry Jackson, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
  • The pricey homes in the most expensive places just got too unaffordable when rates inevitably spiked.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Today, housing is unaffordable to many in the middle class as well.
    — Michael Schill, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Many younger families have moved in, now able to live in a place that was, for them, unaffordable before the fires.
    — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2019
  • As if this wasn’t enough to contend with, childcare is unaffordable in Britain.
    — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Higher interest rates mean that the cost of a new home mortgage is now unaffordable for many.
    — David Ditch, National Review, 11 July 2024
  • Users in some countries with a lower standard of living have said that the fee is unaffordable.
    — Nathan Grayson, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
  • How has life become so unaffordable?
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • So for now, the Phoenix market remains unaffordable for many.
    — Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Housing is unaffordable, gas prices are among the highest in the nation, and groceries cost too much.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Newsweek has mapped the most unaffordable housing markets in the country.
    — Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
  • But traffic jams make commuting a nightmare, and high rents make the area unaffordable for many.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Rents and house prices have risen, making more of the state’s housing unaffordable to people with low incomes.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2022
  • Consumer advocates say the monthly bill on this plan will be unaffordable for many.
    — Annie Nova, CNBC, 31 May 2026
  • If the area remains unaffordable for many residents, thousands more could leave this year.
    — Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In this year’s index, 41 cities were unaffordable, up from 38 cities last year.
    — Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The costs associated with even one year of long-term care can prove to be unaffordable for most people.
    — Jane Tavares, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
  • San Diego is one of the most unaffordable cities in America.
    — Bradley Schnell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • If the interest rate shoots up at the end of the initial term, the buyer may be on the hook for an unaffordable payment.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 20 May 2022
  • Research ways to help renters and first-time homeowners, as housing is unaffordable.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
  • Research ways to help renters and first-time homeowners, as housing is unaffordable.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The rest of Westchester is pretty unaffordable for people like me.
    — Susan Hodara, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2018
  • The buyers who didn’t pay extra to lock in those rates long-term are now looking at monthly payments that may be unaffordable.
    — Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Both Wickline and her husband work full time, and having a nanny care for two kids was unaffordable.
    — Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Without the free passes, the parks would be unaffordable, many employees said.
    — Mike Schneider, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2023

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