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Each certainly appeared to be a very good friend of hers—a much better friend than he could claim to be, for in his case she maintained a certain unapproachableness which perplexed and nettled him.

From Taken Alive by Roe, Edward Payson

Her demure unapproachableness was a growing revelation to him, and he found himself interested in spite of the new law of self-preservation he had set down for himself.

From The Alaskan by Curwood, James Oliver

It was the tranquillity and unapproachableness of the great fall, in the midst of so much turmoil, which most impressed him.

From Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier by Severance, Frank H.

If, again, she were defined as the Woman our More Fortunate Friend Marries, her unapproachableness would rob the definition of any practical value.

From Quest of the Golden Girl, a Romance by Le Gallienne, Richard

There was an immaculateness about her attire and her every motion which seemed to extend to her very soul, and hedged her about with the lure of unapproachableness.

From The Portion of Labor by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins