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Discover LudwigThe phrase "become unusable" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something that has reached a state where it can no longer be used or is no longer functional.
Example: "After the storm, the equipment was damaged and had become unusable."
Alternatives: "be rendered useless" or "become inoperable".
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The aquifer is expected to become unusable by the end of the year, with the damage becoming irreversible by 2020 if no action is taken.
It's become unusable.
Words also can become unusable, paradoxically, through excessive usefulness — overuse.
"When does a word (Christian) become unusable?" she asked.
They filled up so quickly that they become unusable.
Does potting soil become unusable after a couple of years?
Words become unusable for all sorts of reasons.
If the model is too complex it can become unusable to those who need it most.
But unlike broken pipes or cables for instance, broken roads do not become unusable.
Most items of plastic packaging can only be recycled twice before they become unusable," he said.
Web sites become unusable, e-mails constrained, and graphics are eliminated.
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