Other Words from impassable

impassability \ (ˌ)im-ˌpa-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē

\ noun

impassableness \ (ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-bəl-nəs

\ noun

impassably \ (ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-blē

\ adverb

Examples of impassable in a Sentence

The roads were made impassable by the flood. the road was impassable until snowplows cleared it

Recent Examples on the Web Its decay has for years left much of it impassable, repelling criminal land grabbers and helping to preserve an area scientists say is vital to the survival of the entire forest. — Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2022 In the fall of 2019, the area around La Ventana was deluged with rain, which made the desert lush and green but also left roads impassable in some places. — Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2020 The Jalisco cartel began an aggressive drive to overrun small cities and towns in western parts of Michoacán in 2020, cutting off vital roads and stretches of highway, making much of the state impassable. — New York Times, 4 May 2022 Was the path ahead impassable on wheels, so infants had to be carried? — Peter Maass, The New Republic, 8 Apr. 2022 Muntean puts these ethical considerations seamlessly into play with various logistical setbacks, as the Jeep rattles into impassable terrain and bogs down on an especially muddy road. — Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2022 Early console games were full of impassable walls that fully impeded a player's progress. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2022 Means, whose scholarship has focused on Black women in the judiciary, notes that the path to the Supreme Court, narrow for any individual, is almost impassable for Black women. — Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022 Airstrikes and gunfire ceased, and highways that were mostly impassable for years due to roadside bombs reopened. — WSJ, 22 Jan. 2022 See More

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