: not desirable or pleasant : not arousing envy : not enviable
an unenviable position
Kent Alterman, our director, had the unenviable task of herding cats. Will Ferrell
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebNow, Guerra, who met with the media on Tuesday, is the man faced with the unenviable task of replacing Schantz. Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic, 24 Aug. 2022 That ruling may put council members — some of whom had voted for the budget and then joined the criticism of it when educators and parents began to complain about the cuts — in the unenviable position of hashing out a solution.New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 Auburn has the unenviable task of replacing a pair of All-Americans and first-round NBA Draft picks in the frontcourt this season after Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler dominated together during their lone year on the Plains. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 2 Aug. 2022 Ligon broke every unenviable record, becoming the nation’s oldest, longest-serving juvenile lifer. Author: Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Feb. 2021 Ligon broke every unenviable record, becoming the nation’s oldest, longest-serving juvenile lifer. Karen Heller, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2021 But until now, shots for the youngest children remained elusive — leaving many families in the unenviable position of having everyone but baby inoculated. Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2022 Their position is unenviable, the difficulty of their road to repeat last season’s run undeniable, the postseason pressure obvious.Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2022 In 1941, William Beveridge, a British economist with a habit of irritating government ministers busy with the war effort, was dispatched with the unenviable task of examining the country’s social-insurance schemes. Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 See More