unsurmountable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But for most members of the panel, the combination of misconduct allegations and the uncertainties about how to interpret the data seemed to create an unsurmountable hurdle.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 5, 2024
However, these newly discovered anatomical features that allowed whales to successfully communicate in the vast oceans also poses unsurmountable physiological limits for many baleen whales.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
The world has solved large environmental problems that seemed unsurmountable at the time.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 25, 2023
Recently, however, Jasvir says he has been confronted by an unsurmountable obstacle that meant he could not live out his faith in the way in which he wanted and in the way others can.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2023
In other words, they were scooping dirt out of the ditch on either side and dumping it in tall, unsurmountable hillocks right in the middle of the roadway.
From In Pastures New by George Ade
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