inexpugnable
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Origin of inexpugnable
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inexpugnābilis, equivalent to in- in- 3 + expugnābilis ( expugnā ( re ) to take by storm ( ex- ex- 1 + pugnāre to fight) + -bilis -ble )
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But there is no mistaking the real heartbreak and waste that are Hage’s material, or his outrage at the most costly, terrible and seemingly inexpugnable qualities of humanity.
From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2019
The hour has struck, the deed is done; irrevocable, it takes its place upon the inexpugnable record.
From Lewis Rand by Johnston, Mary
Ah, but such and such Beliefs of yore seemed inexpugnable.
From Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning by Clarke, Helen Archibald
Mataafa, if he be cut off from Apia and the sea, lies inexpugnable in the foot-hills immediately behind with 5,000 warriors at his back.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Amidst all the changeable in us which passes and is forgotten, there is something which stays and is inexpugnable.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville
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