irrepressibility
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Carlson’s, erm, irrepressibility must have been aggravating enough under normal circumstances at a network controlled by a man who has long insisted that his hosts remain on message—his message.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2023
It was evident in the irrepressibility of John McCain, who bucked Republican Party leaders to make common cause with Democrats on campaign finance reform and other issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2021
His prison diary is, above all, a testament to the irrepressibility of his charisma—his is a force that can never go dormant, even when it’s not plainly on display.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 25, 2016
Poehler brings her signature irrepressibility and motormouth charm to her performance as Joy, who, despite working for Riley, is really the star of “Inside Out.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2015
The demonstrative are always flattering themselves that their irrepressibility is simple honesty, whereas it is nothing but weakness.
From On the Heights A Novel by Berthold Auerbach
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
