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unshakable

adjective

ˌən-ˈshā-kə-bəl

Definition of unshakable

as in calm

not easily panicked or upset we need the kind of leader who will be unshakable in a national crisis

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Recent Examples of unshakable Cantor and his family, who originally emigrated to Sacramento the year before, settled in the San Gabriel Valley after the World Cup, setting him on his unshakable path. — Josh Gross, Daily News, 11 June 2026 But mostly there was an unshakable focus on the next task at hand. — Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 Once that nucleus is stable, the processes are set and the culture is unshakable; the transition to a more remote or hybrid model should become much more viable. — Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Zulfi is an iconoclast and a hustler, a man who dreams of opening a Muslims-only version of Uber and who, even in the face of Shah’s elitism and English society’s broader wariness, holds onto an unshakable optimism. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unshakable

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But the calm day gave way to terror when her uncle again looked out into the ocean and saw Summer’s head bobbing in and out of the water.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Silvia looks calm, his eyes open and head propped up slightly as Hood prayed furiously over him.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of calm

Adjective

Many of the victims were young, and many were farmers who had lived in what was once considered one of the most serene and safest areas of the region, which includes metropolitan Port-au-Prince.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
There’s no unwinding in the serene nature and crisp German air of Baden-Baden, the historic town long associated with restorative living, and that seamless discretion is entirely the point.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of serene

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Behind them, manning the decks, was Margo XS, unflappable in her wraparound shades.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Why The Executive Playbook Has To Change The typical model for high-achieving leaders is to out-suffer everyone else in the room, appear unflappable, stay silent on struggles, and be the first one in and last one out.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of unflappable

Adjective

Ismael Saibari — Morocco/Bayern Munich (+1) Marked his first match since leaving PSV for Bayern Munich by sending the Netherlands home with a nerveless penalty to win the shootout.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 4 July 2026
As did the nerveless manner in which the striker — who turns 38 in March — sent goalkeeper Harry Tyrer the wrong way from the spot to clinch another three points.

— Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025

Definition of nerveless

Adjective

Gaines described Cunningham as completely unshaken by the hostile reception.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The reason their unimpressive record in power under Biden left the neo-Brandeisians’ confidence utterly unshaken is that their belief system is more like a religion than an economic theory.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026

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