impassable

Example Sentences

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There are few naturally occurring barriers - no mountain ranges, no impassable river valleys.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Amazon plans 200 rural hubs covering 13,000 ZIP Codes across 1.2 million square miles, facing challenges like impassable roads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

"The longer the Strait is impassable, the tighter commodity supply will become, thus the higher prices will likely go, and the greater the inflationary impulse that will follow."

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

It’s tucked in an old-growth redwood tree in the backcountry of the park, in Humboldt County, where there are no roads and a creek presents an impassable barrier, Williams-Claussen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Despite the wide stretch of sea in front of them, she felt like she was standing at an impassable barrier.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan