Examples of 'not an option' in a sentence

Meaning of "not an option"

This phrase is commonly used to express that a particular choice, action, or possibility is not available or feasible. It implies that the option is not viable, practical, or desirable in the given context or situation. It often conveys a sense of limitation, restriction, or unavailability of choices, leaving the speaker or subject with limited or no alternatives

How to use "not an option" in a sentence

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Violence is not an option and must cease.
Not an option for rough or rocky terrain.
The status quo is not an option for us.
Not an option for me to be closeted or to keep it to myself.
Going it alone is not an option in research and innovation.
Let us pretend that that is not an option.
Failure is not an option for this guy.
Means approaching from ground is not an option.
Stalemate is not an option any of us can contemplate.
In the case of empire it is really not an option.
This is not an option for us any more.
To allow the strategy to fail was not an option.
Breaking down is not an option for politicians.
We all know that doing nothing is not an option.
Getting by is not an option if you can be exceptional.

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But any further delay is not an option.
But this is not an option because it is input.
Maintaining the status quo is not an option.
Sharing is not an option along this route.
Relocation of the facility is generally not an option.
Alternative crops are not an option in every case.
Piecemeal solutions of fragmented proposals are not an option.
Because panic is not an option right now.
Throwing our hands up in despair is not an option.
That that is not an option in this class.
We ought to realize that failure is not an option.
Here technology is not an option but a necessity.
Maintenance of the status quo was not an option.
But that was not an option for her.
But cancellation of the activity was not an option.
The status quo is not an option therefore.
Yet increasingly business as usual is not an option.
This is not an option anymore for retailers.
Shutting this out is not an option for me.
This is not an option if you wish to qualify.
Leaving you here is not an option for me.
This is not an option on these subwoofers.
The status quo is certainly not an option.
That was not an option back then.
You know marriage for me is not an option.
My place is not an option right now.
We also know that giving up is not an option.
Losing was not an option for her.
Retreating behind the borders is not an option.
Not an option with these two.
Public school is not an option for you.
Substandard performance of lawyers is therefore not an option.
Divorce was simply not an option for them.
Is not an option for people with photographic memories.
And standing by idly is not an option either.

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Option is available if you change your mind
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Examples of using Not
I am not really sure what that thing was
Use where walls are not perpendicular to base
I am not saying that you do not care
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