unsinkable
adjective
un·sink·able
ˌən-ˈsiŋ-kə-bəl 
: incapable of being sunk
an unsinkable ship
… the right image, the right friends, and writerly flair can make a famous journalist's career all but unsinkable …—
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Related article Nasdaq and S&P 500 soar to record highs as markets appear unsinkable
Monday’s rally follows a surge in US stocks late last week.
—Laura He, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
The idea that the Titanic was an unsinkable ship was particularly stupid.
—Itxu Díaz, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
But this authoritative, ten-part documentary series — which begins its account as a sanitized, Tony-award-winning Broadway musical is again demonstrating Jackson’s unsinkable allure — earns its place alongside the most incisive deconstructions of the most famous pop star who ever lived.
—Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
The Titanic, billed as an unsinkable ship, sank in the Atlantic on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg in the night.
—Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
The past year has brought a reckoning for the once unsinkable industry.
—Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2023
The wreckage of the Titanic, a ship that was touted as unsinkable before hitting an iceberg and sinking in April 1912, lies on the ocean floor under 12,500 feet of water, roughly 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland.
—Natalie Compton, Washington Post, 20 June 2023
One user posted a video saying that women think about one or a combination of four things: The Six Wives of Henry VIII (or Tudor history in general), the Titanic (not the movie but the unsinkable ship that sunk), the Romanovs, and Greek mythology.
—Time, 18 Sep. 2023
Designed with a double bottom, it was regarded as unsinkable.
—Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
Laura He, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
The idea that the Titanic was an unsinkable ship was particularly stupid.
—Itxu Díaz, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
But this authoritative, ten-part documentary series — which begins its account as a sanitized, Tony-award-winning Broadway musical is again demonstrating Jackson’s unsinkable allure — earns its place alongside the most incisive deconstructions of the most famous pop star who ever lived.
—Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
The Titanic, billed as an unsinkable ship, sank in the Atlantic on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg in the night.
—Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
The past year has brought a reckoning for the once unsinkable industry.
—Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2023
The wreckage of the Titanic, a ship that was touted as unsinkable before hitting an iceberg and sinking in April 1912, lies on the ocean floor under 12,500 feet of water, roughly 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland.
—Natalie Compton, Washington Post, 20 June 2023
One user posted a video saying that women think about one or a combination of four things: The Six Wives of Henry VIII (or Tudor history in general), the Titanic (not the movie but the unsinkable ship that sunk), the Romanovs, and Greek mythology.
—Time, 18 Sep. 2023
Designed with a double bottom, it was regarded as unsinkable.
—Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1663, in the meaning defined above
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