impassible

Example Sentences

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The causeway linking Sanibel to the mainland was washed out; the bridge to Pine was made impassible; and Fort Myers Beach, a popular sun-and-fun town on Estero, was reduced to a vast field of jumbled debris.

From Washington Post

In Norfolk, where tidal flooding regularly makes roads impassible, the effects of climate change along the more-than 200-mile shoreline can’t be ignored.

From Washington Post

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

And Category 4 menaces like Ian can break power grids, flatten homes and leave many roads impassible, isolating people when they most need help.

From Seattle Times

Some of the worst damage occurred in small towns, where buildings were leveled and roads rendered impassible by rubble.

From Washington Post