unfindable
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unfindable
1785–95; un- 1 + findable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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While she was gone for two weeks, the dune grass grew so tall that the carcass was unfindable upon her return.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2021
Steph Curry has his Golden State Warriors on the verge of another NBA championship because he is unfindable; he is the hardest player to grab in the history of the league.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2018
“It just became part of my norm to be unfindable, ungettable and private. I’ve always been such an individualist, and learning to have roots is something that’s coming to me later in life.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2017
Moreover, as anyone who’s ever owned a remote control can tell you, new technologies themselves are often infuriatingly unfindable, a problem made worse by the trend toward ever smaller gadgets.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 5, 2017
He was then wandering on the summit of the cliff in quest of an "unfindable" insect, which, however, he did not find.
From Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen by Jules Verne
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