Example Sentences

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Cumbersomely, phrases are italicized to the point of unintelligibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2021

After showing footage of Giuliani’s interview with Stephanopoulos, Kimmel joked about the unintelligibility of Giuliani’s words.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2018

I thought first of Latka, Andy Kaufman’s immigrant character from some unspecified Eastern European country, and how Sonia’s disordered speech was going to start approaching Latka levels of unintelligibility soon.

From The New Yorker • May 30, 2016

In terms of literal voice, what is most distinctive is that the rhythmic dialogue gets delivered in a fashion confidently approaching the edge of unintelligibility.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2011

It is possible that Morality, which hides the eerie unintelligibility of life from us, is an illusion.

From Morals and the Evolution of Man by Nordau, Max Simon