inescapable
adjective
in·es·cap·able
ˌi-nə-ˈskā-pə-bəl 
: incapable of being avoided, ignored, or denied : inevitable
an inescapable conclusion
Examples of inescapable in a Sentence
It's an inescapable truth that these problems have no easy solution.
some people believe that your fate is determined at birth and thus inescapable
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Such rules governing how the city must treat the system have proved inescapable.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
No family has ever had a trio of siblings play for the women’s national team, and the pressure of having to match the success her sisters have had will be inescapable, if unfair, for Zoe.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
There's also an inescapable sense of cosmonauts being forced to live on the edge far more than their astronaut counterparts.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 May 2026
The pressures and the politics are inescapable.
—Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
No family has ever had a trio of siblings play for the women’s national team, and the pressure of having to match the success her sisters have had will be inescapable, if unfair, for Zoe.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
There's also an inescapable sense of cosmonauts being forced to live on the edge far more than their astronaut counterparts.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 May 2026
The pressures and the politics are inescapable.
—Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for inescapable
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“Inescapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inescapable. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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