unsinkable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The safety features led to Titanic being considered by many to be "unsinkable".
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
They have developed a technique that makes ordinary metal tubes unsinkable -- meaning the tubes stay afloat regardless of how long they remain underwater or how much damage they sustain.
From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026
Yet they were unsinkable; both of them moved to England, married well and tried to distance themselves from their pasts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
On a night his team was knocked flat, he remained unsinkable.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2023
I watch through the window as he uses bright yellow paint to draw a large letter G on the back of our hopefully unsinkable, but likely very sinkable, cardboard boat.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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