impassible
Example Sentences
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Key roads remain impassible, preventing Haitians like 52-year-old Nadine Prosper from reaching one of the few operating hospitals.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024
That said, the Orlando neighborhood of Rio Pinar Estates had become a giant, impassible lake as the mayor briefed the public, and some 200,000 residents were without electricity.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022
Some of the worst damage occurred in small towns, where buildings were leveled and roads rendered impassible by rubble.
From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2022
At one point last month, an already shallow portion fell to a depth of 15 inches, making it impassible for cargo ships.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2022
He looked at Mr. Fogg; Mr. Fogg was impassible, although his whole fortune was in the balance.
From Round the World in Eighty Days by Verne, Jules
