impalpable

Example Sentences

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Through their lenses, we see different visions of the artist in his studio, surrounded by his attempts to capture something solid but impalpable about humanity.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2022

I had been pushed and pulled by the dominant forces of that place, some impalpable and some visible, as it formed and forced me into the imperfect person who eventually became a mother.

From Salon • May 2, 2020

The ghost sides with the girl, lending an impalpable hand, and if that sounds funny — well, yes.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2020

A Dionysian spirit is reined in and refined until it becomes a precise worldly expression of something impalpable and divine.

From New York Times • May 29, 2014

When there was a blizzard, needles of icy air blew in through the vents, elaborately protected as they were, and an impalpable dust of snow-motes fogged the air.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin