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
"The biggest thing is to convey to small business that it's not hopeless. It's not an unsurmountable task," she says.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2022
Horrors had piled on horrors—as she had risen to each new step of her progress up this Via Dolorosa, another more fearful and unsurmountable had faced her.
From Miss Maitland Private Secretary by Bonner, Geraldine
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