Example Sentences

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A tense exchange or act of trolling on a student’s Twitter feed right before class can ripple through the classroom, present if inarticulable.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2022

I’ve encountered the worst of fan culture, and it’s made me wary of deep, unconditional, inarticulable loyalty to media.

From The Verge • Dec. 16, 2020

My son doesn’t seem too disturbed and isn’t obsessed with her in the same way, but something inarticulable feels wrong about the mother encouraging her 4-year-old to write love letters to my son.

From Slate • Jul. 26, 2019

Maybe the meaning of “fall” is inarticulable for you, but you know it makes you feel a little wild and possessed.

From The Verge • Oct. 17, 2017

How can I make you see it, this strange harsh light which pervades Homer’s landscapes and illumines the dialogues of Plato, an alien light, inarticulable in our common tongue?

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt