untouchable

Example Sentences

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"We don't treat powerful or senior figures as untouchable."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

I think that the Beckhams have been almost like royalty and quite untouchable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

As waves of purges took down one senior figure after another in the People’s Liberation Army, Gen. Zhang Youxia had seemed untouchable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The coach did not make an example of Vinicius, and instead restored his near untouchable status -- even through a run of 16 matches without scoring, which finally ended in Jeddah.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

This is the problem with being so beautiful—it can render you untouchable.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan