unconquerable

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adjective un·con·quer·able \ ˌən-ˈkäŋ-k(ə-)rə-bəl \

Definition of unconquerable

1 :incapable of being conquered :indomitable

an unconquerable will

2 :incapable of being surmounted

unconquerable difficulties

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unconquerably

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Examples of unconquerable in a Sentence

an unconquerable spirit that got the family through some hard times

Recent Examples of unconquerable from the Web

But the unconquerable desire on the part of the elite political media to put her name next to anything that appears remotely scandalous is not going to fare well when the history of this time is written.

— charles p. pierce, Esquire, "The Media Is Dying of Thirst for a New Hillary Clinton Story," 15 Aug. 2017
And yet, something about his personality, the character that gave him such a cool head and an unconquerable will, remains just out of reach.

— gene seymour, USA TODAY, "'Be Free or Die,' tale of escaped slave who became a Union hero," 27 June 2017
The Change is an unconquerable force of nature, like death.

— erin blakemore, Longreads, "Between Life and Death, There’s San Francisco: A Reading List," 28 May 2017
The talk came around again and again to the almost unconquerable cunning and devilishness of rats, and to their love of attacking their attackers.

— Longreads, "At War With the Rat Army," 22 May 2017
And the soul was unconquerable, but the body succumbed.

— christine m. flowers, Philly.com, "The suffering shouldn't have to suffer even more without insurance," 5 May 2017

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