as in sacred
not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with a person with inviolable moral standards an inviolable trust between lawyer and client

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Recent Examples of inviolable The consulate is inviolable under international law, a sanctuary within the city of Los Angeles. Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 23 July 2025 From these roots flowered our First Amendment, enshrining the inviolable right to freedom of conscience, choice and speech. Emmett Coyne, The Hill, 23 May 2025 France and Germany have responded with a seriousness typically reserved for Russia and China, emphasizing the importance of maintaining Europe’s borders as inviolable. Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 2025 Although today’s order appears to be stronger and more resilient than its 1930s counterpart, in recent years, norms that were long considered inviolable have been flouted. Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inviolable
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  • In 1908, the university’s first female student discovers, through the lens of photography, sacred patterns of the universe hidden within the humblest of plants.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Indigenous cultures in the region placed high value in cacao as a sacred crop, exchanged as a form of currency and made into a frothy, warm bitter beverage drank at key events in social and religious life, Chocolate Affairs Magazine said.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • The final mix includes botanicals, minerals, and vitamins such as holy basil for stress response, curcumin to promote a healthy immune response, konjac root to address oil production, and probiotics to optimize the microbiome.
    Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Earlier this year, proof of an ancient garden was found at the holiest site in Christianity, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Inviolable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inviolable. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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