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
  • The layer of cheese shouldn’t be thick and impenetrable, and the sauce should be peeking through the cheese.
    — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 6 June 2018
  • But back in the day, that void would have looked as impenetrable as a dense fog bank.
    — Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2018
  • The border has been closed and made impenetrable in the movie.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The front of the Wild’s net was almost impenetrable at times and even when the team’s structure did start to loosen, Stalock was there with the save.
    — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 3 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • And this didn’t have to look like the impenetrable bubble from the Tokyo and Beijing days.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Aug. 2024
  • But great ear buds — even ones tiny enough to sit in your ears — don’t have to be impenetrable.
    — Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2019
  • And the Dakota set a bar for New York living - and for the city's impenetrable co-op boards.
    — Lavanya Ramanathan, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • In the end, there was nothing del Potro could do to break down Djokovic, the most impenetrable man in tennis.
    — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2018
  • 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
  • As impenetrable as the chorus sounds, the duo cut through.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2021
  • 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
  • Gobert played some of his most impenetrable defense in the post and on the perimeter.
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 May 2024
  • But in time, clouds came to seem impenetrable and rain inevitable.
    — Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2021
  • The jungle is wet and muddy and at times can seem impenetrable.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • In the chorus, the guitars blend into a wall that could be impenetrable, but Cyrus’s voice crashes right through.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2021
  • Add the record rainfall at the Kentucky Derby and the impenetrable fog at the Preakness to the mix and even the most hardened gambler will develop a twitch.
    — Michael Clevenger, The Courier-Journal, 15 June 2018
  • For two seasons the Queen has worn a somewhat impenetrable mask.
    — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • After the Wolves, porous for the first 12 minutes, was all but impenetrable over the final 36.
    — Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune, 24 Apr. 2021
  • And Starkey, playing the aloof and impenetrable Allerton, has also earned acclaim for his breakout feature role.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
  • There’s almost nothing more annoying than when your jewelry gets tangled up into an impenetrable knot, but that headache can be avoided by investing in the Bagsmart Jewelry Travel Organizer, one of our favorites, that’s now on sale for $14.
    — Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024

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