impassible

Example Sentences

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The undersheriff said 20 to 40 people remained trapped Monday near the Salinas River because the roads were impassible for rescuers.

From Seattle Times

Many residents remained trapped in their homes in the San Bernardino Mountains on Wednesday as crews worked to clear roads left nearly impassible by the snow that has blanketed the area in recent days, leading to at least one report of a collapsed roof.

From Los Angeles Times

Buckled and impassible roads won’t make it any easier for medical organizations, said Kirsch, who has worked extensively in disaster zones, including in Haiti after it was devastated by a 2010 earthquake.

From Washington Post

In fact, Erie County officials enacted many more warnings and preparations for this snowstorm than they did eight years ago, when a wall of snow struck the area, killing 13 people, suddenly stranding thousands of drivers on impassible roads, and trapping people in their homes for days without food.

From Washington Post

The tornadoes were part of a sprawling winter storm that swept across the heart of the United States over the last two days, leaving parts of the Upper Plains and Midwest buried under blowing snow, closing schools and making roads impassible.

From Reuters