inalterable
Americanadjective
adjective
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- inalterability noun
- inalterableness noun
- inalterably adverb
Etymology
Origin of inalterable
Example Sentences
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Because while Prokofiev barely figures in Stalin’s life, his own was profoundly, inalterably changed by Soviet rule.
From New York Times
It was no accident that in 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama cited President Ronald Reagan’s two terms as his model of a chief executive who inalterably changed the nation’s orientation.
From Washington Post
The Broward State Attorney’s Office released a memo in which it said “the alleged victims and the known witnesses have become uncooperative and their credibility is inalterably tarnished.”
From Washington Post
Assistant state attorney Paul R Valcore said on Monday the charges against Baker had been dropped after “the alleged victims and the known witnesses have become uncooperative and their credibility is inalterably tarnished.”
From The Guardian
Decades later, and long after many of their congressional careers had ended, their support for Nixon would continue to linger over their legacies, an inalterable epitaph on their lives.
From The New Yorker
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