Definition of unassailablenext
as in sacred
not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with one of the unassailable beliefs of that political party

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Recent Examples of unassailable It's got a great business, unassailable business, not a monopoly, but close to it. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 All of which is beating around the bush on the way to say that the set was pretty unassailable for an abridgement of what is about to come on tour. — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026 For more than a decade, India’s leader Narendra Modi has seemed politically unassailable, presiding over a government that has outmaneuvered opponents, dominated public discourse and squeezed the space for dissent in the world’s biggest democracy. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 July 2026 Blatter looked unassailable right up to the moment he was toppled; his long-running heir apparent was also pushed out, which is how Infantino ended up as FIFA president in the first place. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unassailable
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  • Karen Huger is sober, Wendy Osefo is fighting to reclaim her reputation, Tia’s husband is cheating on her, and Ashley Darby remains committed to the sacred constitutional right to be in everybody’s business but her own.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • My downtime is sacred territory, and the right tech turns it into a downright art form.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Under what was known as the Status Quo, a set of unwritten understandings between Israel and Jordan, the custodian of Jerusalem’s Muslim holy sites, Jews could visit the shrine, but only Muslims could worship there.
    — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier on Saturday, the Houthies threatened new attacks on the kingdom's airports, except for the holy sites of Mecca and Medina, warning passengers not to travel.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026

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“Unassailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unassailable. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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