unescapable

adjective

un·​es·​cap·​able ˌən-i-ˈskā-pə-bəl How to pronounce unescapable (audio)
-e-,
 dialectal  -ik-ˈskā-
: incapable of being avoided, ignored, or denied : inescapable
an unescapable conclusion/outcome
What had been a feverish nightmare became a cold and unescapable fact.Edith Wharton
unescapably
ˌən-i-ˈskā-pə-blē How to pronounce unescapable (audio)
-e-
 dialectal  -ik-ˈskā-
adverb

Examples of unescapable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But similarly besieged, blockaded and pounded from afar by Russian troops, Chernihiv’s remaining residents are terrified that with each blast, each bomb and every additional body that lies uncollected on the streets, they’re caught in the same macabre trap of unescapable killings and destruction. Yuras Karmanau, chicagotribune.com, 26 Mar. 2022 But similarly besieged, blockaded and pounded from afar by Russian troops, Chernihiv's remaining residents are terrified that with each blast, bomb and body that lies uncollected on the streets, they're caught in the same macabre trap of unescapable killings and destruction. Yuras Karmanau, ajc, 26 Mar. 2022 Such a scenario bares an unescapable heaviness. Dallas News, 11 Mar. 2022 My guilt seemed unescapable. NBC News, 9 July 2021 Jed Rawson has reached an unescapable conclusion. Abram Brown, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021 Its remaining residents are terrified that each blast, bomb and body that lies uncollected on the streets ensnares them in the same trap of unescapable killings and destruction. Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2022 Which means Alabamians must look far, far into the future, beyond the pandering of the moment to the inevitable, unescapable, unintended consequences. John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 3 Nov. 2021 Yet months into a pandemic that’s forcing physical classrooms to remain closed, the unescapable proximity has caused many parents to struggle. Gina Rich, Good Housekeeping, 28 Oct. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unescapable was in 1614

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“Unescapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unescapable. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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