returnable
adjective
that may be returned.
unreturnable
-
a word derived from
returnable.
Example Sentences
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While the Wimbledon grass often suits 'servebots' - tall players who send down flurries of aces and unreturnable first serves - Fery has needed to use other weapons.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
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
On the five break points she faced, she sent down four aces and one unreturnable serve.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
After extending his lead to 5-2 with four unreturnable serves, Auger-Aliassime began to falter.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
Of the total number received 412,122 were unreturnable; 175,408 were registered or contained enclosures of value, and 25,726 were wholly unaddressed.
From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various
