insurmountable

Example Sentences

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At halftime, the 14-point Ducks lead seemed a lot larger and, it turns out, was insurmountable.

From Los Angeles Times

Imholt, reached by telephone, said the compressed time frame of the race — about four weeks from start to finish — made Bagby’s better name recognition an insurmountable advantage.

From Washington Post

But in a poor, rural area where life was already lived on the margins, just navigating the basics of food, water and shelter can seem almost insurmountable with no immediate fix in sight.

From New York Times

Each ultimately went on the attack more directly, but by that time, Trump had built an insurmountable lead.

From Seattle Times

Aurélien Lefevre, who leads a group of carpenters working on the reconstruction, said the project remains a challenge — but not one that is insurmountable.

From Washington Post