untamable

British

/ ʌnˈteɪməbəl /

adjective

(of an animal or person) not capable of being tamed, subdued, or made obedient

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Example Sentences

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It’s hard to see it as anything other than: Avoiding potential jail time has a way of focusing even the most untamable of minds.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2024

He still faces the challenge of herding an untamable majority with only four votes to spare, amid in-house critics who would gladly see him fail.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2023

I don’t think there is any greater loneliness than looking directly at the untamable fury of our world.

From New York Times • May 15, 2021

Take Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers’ seven-foot fever dream of untamable orange fur.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2021

Ma runs her thumb along my untamable eyebrows.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

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