How to Use uninsurable in a Sentence

uninsurable

adjective
  • Where risks become uninsurable, states and firms may work hand-in-hand.
    — The Economist, 19 Sep. 2019
  • But risk has become uninsurable, and messiness doesn’t test well.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • And a whole lot of us—over 50 million of us adults—could be again labeled uninsurable.
    — The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2020
  • The worst is that some fail and that swathes of the global economy become uninsurable.
    — The Economist, 19 Sep. 2019
  • No flying pigs in sight, yet an uninsurable motorcyclist is back in Fayetteville.
    — Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 30 Apr. 2024
  • The exchanges would evolve into a safety net for low-income households and for those who’d otherwise be uninsurable.
    — Reihan Salam, Slate Magazine, 12 Oct. 2017
  • But nobody was interested in a forty-year-old, uninsurable rust bucket anchored in the world’s hottest conflict zone.
    — The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Many homes — mostly uninsurable trailers — are gone or heavily damaged.
    — Kate Irby and Lesley Clark, miamiherald, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Kidman’s many injuries dogged the production and even left her with a reputation of being uninsurable.
    — Stephanie Bencin, Vulture, 13 May 2021
  • If insurers become that much better at pricing risk, won’t many more people simply become uninsurable?
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2020
  • To have seen someone who was almost uninsurable at one period of time then become the biggest star in the world and have that happen in such a short period of time.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 2 July 2019
  • Because uninsurable buildings were hard to sell, property values collapsed.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Some of the worst offenders would become uninsurable and forbidden from working as a police officer.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2020
  • It was not designed to rescue all comers from a turbulent and costly insurance market — only the most uninsurable.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
  • Because of his illness, Cazale was considered uninsurable and therefore a casting risk.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Players can be deemed uninsurable for several reasons, a source told The Times in 2023.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • At Grey Sloan, a place that should be absolutely uninsurable by now, shocking deaths are about as common as rain in Seattle.
    — Laura Bradley, Vulture, 16 May 2025
  • Christopher Briggs was a hero and an alarming bellwether as the father of a young daughter who is uninsurable under Obamacare.
    — orlandosentinel.com, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Quartz examines the trends with real estate - will certain parts of the USA become uninsurable?
    — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 10 Sep. 2020
  • If these programs fail, or if more places become effectively uninsurable, the economic consequences would be widespread.
    — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
  • Properties located in high-risk areas face increasing insurance costs, and some may even become uninsurable.
    — Felicia Jackson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Citizens was not designed to rescue all comers from a turbulent and costly insurance market — only the most uninsurable.
    — Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
  • Consumer activists Consumer advocates are critical of large increases and a growing trend of homes that are listed as uninsurable.
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 6 July 2023
  • And certain homes may be considered uninsurable unless certain improvements are made, some agents said, such as replacing an old roof within a certain time period.
    — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Kershaw’s and Cabrera’s contracts, which both expire after this season, were deemed uninsurable because of their injury histories.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2023
  • This type of information would make certain people uninsurable (the ultimate pre-existing condition).
    — WSJ, 14 July 2017
  • Without insurance, buyers can’t close, lenders can’t lend, and entire neighborhoods become functionally uninsurable.
    — Mike Garcia, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Both Clayton Kershaw and Miguel Cabrera were deemed uninsurable ahead of the 2023 tournament.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • That would make the Vessel uninsurable and dramatically increase the company’s exposure to massive lawsuits.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 July 2021
  • Such coverage, putting hands in taxpayers’ pockets, would be irresistible to some business stakeholders, and would be easily misused given the flash policy reflex and the drive to insure the uninsurable.
    — Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 24 May 2021

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