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Recent Examples of impregnable There was no impregnable IP, technology, or secret Coca-Cola ingredient. Judah Taub, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2024 Superstar Harmanpreet Kaur's unbelievable 171 not out that destroyed an impregnable Australia in a remarkable semi-final upset was seen as a turning point. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 His party lost a majority of seats in Uttar Pradesh, India’s largest state, once considered an impregnable fortress for his brand of Hindu nationalism and identity politics. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024 Once when told that a certain French fortress was impregnable and once when told that his mother-in-law had died. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 25 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for impregnable
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Adjective
  • Winning domestic and continental trophies in England, Germany and Spain as a player with Liverpool, Bayern and Madrid instantly commands respect among those within a squad, and his invincible exploits as Leverkusen manager will have undoubtedly rippled through Europe.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 10 May 2025
  • And humbling for the Heat, as the Cavaliers prove to be something less than invincible.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • The explosion in new construction projects was also allowed by the fact that the Austin city government has made building new apartments easier in recent years, rewriting zoning laws, cutting parking requirements, and encouraging dense, walkable development.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • La Jolla Walk-In Campsite The La Jolla Walk-In Campsite is a small campground in dense chaparral in Point Mugu State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • However, pretending to be invulnerable doesn’t help anyone in the long run.
    Andrew Deutscher, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
  • From the outside, Didion seemed to be to be inscrutable, glamorous, insanely gifted and invulnerable.
    Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Cybersecurity strategy has undergone a fundamental shift—from aspiring to build impenetrable defenses to accepting that breaches are inevitable.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • But in person, nothing about her seems impenetrable.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Mountains as towering, imposing and seemingly unconquerable landscapes have been metaphorically linked to power and challenge.
    Jenny Hall, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
  • The Latin word Invictus means unconquerable or undefeated.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • British travelers, however, are largely impervious to currency fluctuations.
    Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 13 May 2025
  • The tiers are based on the square footage of impervious area on a property.
    Grace Hurt, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • And for some, the lag in reimbursement has been completely insurmountable.
    Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
  • Law’s language remains opaque, its institutions foreign and forbidding, and its cost an insurmountable barrier for most to engage counsel when it is desperately needed.
    Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • Roads over mountain passes are expected to be slick or impassable, with whiteout conditions likely during peak snowfall.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
  • Heavy snow and high winds could lead to whiteout conditions, making roads impassable in some areas, the NWS has warned.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Impregnable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impregnable. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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