returnable
adjective
that may be returned.
unreturnable
-
a word derived from
returnable.
Example Sentences
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Williams had no problem approaching the devastating service speed of her glory days, thudding down one unreturnable delivery that reached 120mph late in the first set.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
A pair of unreturnable first serves followed and enabled Sinner to force a tie-break which he then controlled.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
But Gauff closed it out on her eighth match point with an unreturnable serve.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
After extending his lead to 5-2 with four unreturnable serves, Auger-Aliassime began to falter.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
Say to him how much I regret that we owe him unreturnable obligations; for I still have my old fear that we shall never see him again.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Mary Lamb
