Definition of inextricable
1 : forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
2a : incapable of being disentangled or untied an inextricable knotb : not capable of being solved
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Examples of inextricable in a Sentence
He argues that there is an inextricable link between poverty and poor health.
Recent Examples of inextricable from the Web
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On the other, cultural portrayals of anorexia have become inextricable from the disease itself.
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Quickly the Saints and the city of New Orleans forged an inextricable, inexplicable bond.
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Mr. McPherson’s heart-wrenching back story is inextricable from his play, which was made into a 1996 movie starring Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton as estranged sisters reunited by illness.
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But because of his contract, and the inextricable extent to which the Angels have tied their fortunes to his, Pujols cannot merely survive to be considered a success.
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Gorsuch’s nomination is inextricable from its shameful political context.
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Sam Kamin, a marijuana law and policy professor at the University of Denver, said the situation illustrates how inextricable marijuana tax revenue has become from Colorado’s economy.
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The grand political stage and the intimate life are inseparable; identity itself is inextricable from the currents of history.
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The connection between fish and reefs is inextricable, notes Kittinger.
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Origin and Etymology of inextricable
Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin inextricabilis, from in- + extricabilis extricable
INEXTRICABLE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of inextricable for English Language Learners
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: impossible to separate : closely joined or related
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