untouchable
adjective
that may not be touched; of a nature such that it cannot be touched; not palpable; intangible.
untouchables
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pluralof untouchable.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“There shouldn’t be some sort of untouchables list of people who are immune from enforcement.”
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
By the end of the regular season he had moved from luxury to necessity, ballooning into the conversation as one of the Lakers Big Three untouchables.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2025
The partnership's "overly collegial" culture made staff reluctant to call out misbehavior, especially from "rainmakers" who were described as "untouchables" to whom "the rules don't always apply", the review also found.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2023
Three former staff have told the BBC there is a clique of senior midwives at the William Harvey, nicknamed by some as "the untouchables".
From BBC ● May 26, 2023
But also they were outlaws, enemies, untouchables, doomed with absolute certainty to extinction within a year or two.
From "1984" by George Orwell
