unreachable
adjective
un·reach·able
ˌən-ˈrē-chə-bəl 
: incapable of being reached: such as
a
: impossible to get to or get at
a location unreachable by car
b
: impossible to contact or communicate with
was unreachable by phone
emotionally unreachable teenagers
c
: impossible to achieve : not attainable
an unreachable dream/goal
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Davis had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and D’Angelo Russell led the Lakers with 25 points and seven made threes — helping push the lead to unreachable distances in the second half.
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Some of his staff had an idea of why Jacobs would be unreachable, but almost no one else in his life could know.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
The resident’s family member who has helped us in the past has been unreachable.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Last month, attorneys for the former partner, David Kim, said Horn had been unreachable despite many phone calls, letters to his addresses and attempts to visit him in person.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
Documenting the sighting with a photograph made Mr. Kaestner the first birder to reach 10,000 species, a momentous achievement once considered unreachable.
—Joe Trezza, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Others appear to be alone in the world, their families dead or unreachable — raising vexing questions about who is responsible for their care, and what will happen to them when the war is over.
—Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Williams remains in a facility under Morrissey’s care today and is still unreachable by anyone other than the heretofore publicly unknown woman.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024
Residents said the cemetery was unreachable because of the presence of Israeli tanks and heavy fire nearby.
—NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024
Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Some of his staff had an idea of why Jacobs would be unreachable, but almost no one else in his life could know.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
The resident’s family member who has helped us in the past has been unreachable.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Last month, attorneys for the former partner, David Kim, said Horn had been unreachable despite many phone calls, letters to his addresses and attempts to visit him in person.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
Documenting the sighting with a photograph made Mr. Kaestner the first birder to reach 10,000 species, a momentous achievement once considered unreachable.
—Joe Trezza, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Others appear to be alone in the world, their families dead or unreachable — raising vexing questions about who is responsible for their care, and what will happen to them when the war is over.
—Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Williams remains in a facility under Morrissey’s care today and is still unreachable by anyone other than the heretofore publicly unknown woman.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024
Residents said the cemetery was unreachable because of the presence of Israeli tanks and heavy fire nearby.
—NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024
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First Known Use
circa 1586, in the meaning defined above
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