How to Use impenetrable in a Sentence

impenetrable

adjective
Definition of impenetrablenext
Synonyms for impenetrablenext
  • The fort's defenses were thought to be impenetrable.
  • The show had felt like this impenetrable wall to get through.
    — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2022
  • Tokyo, like all places, is impenetrable to those who don’t take the time to learn its ways on their own terms.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Which may be true, but the right-wing bubble isn’t nearly as impenetrable as the one on the left.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 8 Feb. 2024
  • But the impenetrable bond between the public and the late Queen did not extend to the monarchy as a whole, so where does that leave King Charles?
    — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 1 May 2023
  • Inside, the gem is housed in a glass case that is also an impenetrable vault.
    — Beth Py-Lieberman, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Jen was in She-Hulk form then, so her skin was impenetrable.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The area, over four hundred acres, had been impenetrable until 2019, when the city opened Shirley Chisholm State Park.
    — The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The leaves were employed as an impenetrable thatch for dwellings, their hard fibers were used to produce strong cords, and the thorns were made into pins and needles.
    — Janet Marinelli, Wired, 19 Feb. 2022
  • The exact appeal of a cult can be impenetrable to outsiders, and even to its ex-members.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 14 June 2023
  • But ‘The Bob’s Burgers Movie’ is not impenetrable for a novice either.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022
  • The Saints defense has been near-impenetrable by the run, allowing just 66 yards per game and 2.8 yards per attempt.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2021
  • For two seasons the Queen has worn a somewhat impenetrable mask.
    — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • Yet the Bulldogs were virtually impenetrable in the second half, and all night from the arc.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The world behind its shiny black doors had changed forever, in the instant, but its façade was impenetrable.
    — Steffie Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2021
  • At the start of the season, Boston was near impenetrable with Forbort serving as a netfront monolith on the kill.
    — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Then, faint and feathery at first, and in time increasingly impenetrable, clouds came to cover much of the sky.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
  • The line at Courage is often overwhelming and impenetrable, certainly in the face of hunger.
    — Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
  • But exactly how big that portion is varies widely, and in practice, much of the shore is impenetrable.
    — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2023
  • But in fact an unease remained, which grew and which was our mother’s impenetrable bequest to us.
    — Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 10 Sep. 2023
  • His chief federal prosecutor in New York was elated: Valachi’s testimony spelled the end of omertà—the once-impenetrable code of silence—and the start of the war on the Mafia.
    — Andrew Meier, Time, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Not for the first time in a 60-year career, some decisions may remain impenetrable.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2022
  • What is impenetrable to hackers today can become an open door the next.
    — Jim Goldman, Forbes, 6 May 2022
  • Jun and Hong were now trapped on opposite sides of an impenetrable divide.
    — Diane Cole, WSJ, 17 June 2022
  • Rapace plays the impenetrable Caroline Eid, whose young daughter is stolen from her by insurgent forces at the start of the conflict.
    — Sasha Urban, Variety, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Marie, a West African refugee, is an impenetrable figure.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Aug. 2023
  • To prevent leaves from blowing around or forming an impenetrable mat, shred them by raking them into a pile on the grass and running the lawn mower over them.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2022
  • But such things won’t serve as impenetrable full-body condoms.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • There was just one problem: His proof, which was more than 500 pages long, was completely impenetrable.
    — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023
  • There are a lot of amazing books about the Troubles, but many of them are impenetrable because there’s a highly digressive style of telling stories about the Troubles.
    — Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 18 July 2022

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