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

Justice Thurgood Marshall acknowledged as much in his dissent in Bostick, noting “the basis of the decision to single out particular passengers during a suspicionless sweep is less likely to be inarticulable than unspeakable.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander