unconquered

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un·con·quered | \ ˌən-ˈkäŋ-kərd

Definition of unconquered

: not overcome, defeated, or subjugated especially by military force : not conquered unconquered territories

Examples of unconquered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Vindolanda sits one mile south of Hadrian’s Wall, a 73-mile stone barrier constructed around 122 A.D. to mark the edge of the Roman Empire and defend against incursions by the unconquered tribes of Scotland, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, "Ancient Leather ‘Mouse’ Highlights the Romans’ Sense of Humor," 19 May 2020 But one in particular, the bakery’s elaborate croissants, has remained unconquered. — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, "The ambitious dishes San Antonio cooks are tackling in their extra coronavirus-era time at home: macarons, croissants, char siu pork, masterful meatloaf," 13 May 2020 The disease remains unconquered, killing tens of thousands of Americans every year, and hundreds of thousands in the rest of the world. — Lawrence Wright, New York Times, "Lawrence Wright’s New Pandemic Novel Wasn’t Supposed to Be Prophetic," 12 Mar. 2020 The Genesis Invitational begins Thursday at Riviera, a familiar and yet unconquered territory for the 44-year-old Woods. — Juliakate E. Culpepper, Golfweek, "Tiger Woods: Getting win No. 83 at Riviera would be meaningful," 11 Feb. 2020 Yet a small part of us remains free and unconquered. — John Matteson, The Atlantic, "One Way the New Little Women Film Is Radical," 1 Jan. 2020 Wounded Knee holds both the bloody abyss and the unconquered vision of this continent’s First Peoples. — Julian Brave Noisecat, Harper's magazine, "Perhaps the World Ends Here," 5 Dec. 2019 In 1911, the Matterhorn's last remaining unconquered ridge, the Furggen, was ascended, and 20 years later, the north and south faces were climbed. — Mark Jenkins, National Geographic, "How the pursuit of one European peak gave rise to modern mountaineering," 1 Aug. 2019 The chances that any of the eight climbers missing after trying to scale an unconquered peak in the remote Indian Himalayas are still alive are virtually non-existent, an Indian official told NBC News Tuesday. — NBC News, "Survival chances fade for missing mountaineering group in Himalayas," 4 June 2019

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