impassibility

Example Sentences

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It’s no longer in use; grass and dirt cover much of its surface, and the road at its far end is overgrown to the point of impassibility.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2018

The first expression of rage, mingled with amazement and mortification, having rapidly glinted across his countenance, his features became as a mask of impassibility.

From Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West by Mitford, Bertram

The next day his appearance verified my prognostics, and he failed to show that impassibility which ordinarily characterizes him.

From The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion by Edge, Frederick Milnes

But that his genius was not wholly marmoreal, nor of an icy impassibility, the careful study of his works will amply assure us.

From Aspects and Impressions by Gosse, Edmund

And the old lawyer had looked up with grim impassibility.

From Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir by Garvice, Charles