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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are untenable" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation, argument, or position that cannot be maintained or defended.
Example: "The claims made by the defendant are untenable and lack sufficient evidence to support them."
Alternatives: "are indefensible" or "are unsustainable".
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are untenable
adjective
Not able to be held, as of an opinion or position; unholdable, indefensible.
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These contentions are untenable.
Their positions are untenable even as they cling to power.
The continued cuts to local government grants are untenable.
Everyone agrees that such lingering inequities are untenable.
The list is long, and their positions are untenable".
But the implications of this crabbed reading of the establishment clause are untenable.
Similar(8)
And that's untenable".
This view is untenable.
It may be untenable".
That's untenable".
The objection is untenable.
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