unfindable
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unfindable
1785–95; un- 1 + findable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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And last year the long unfindable “Drylongso” came out of obscurity with a restoration, theatrical release and induction in the Criterion Collection.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
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
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
It is only by coincidence that lightning has struck, or that a real meteorite, which was unfindable, has struck near objects of slag and limestone.
From The Book of the Damned by Fort, Charles
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