impenetrable
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Bent on surviving the trip, she decides early to bury her feelings in an impenetrable “garb of stone” and to fashion for herself an imperious personality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
"I'd be lying if I said I was a completely impenetrable robot," he tells the BBC.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Dolls, masks, impenetrable shadows: a conjured enigma, all typical Meatyard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
The primary difference between public and private prisons, experts told Salon, is that private prisons operate in an even more impenetrable black box than public prisons.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026
“There won’t be any of this nonsense when we get you to Ghulheim. It’s impenetrable, is Ghulheim.”
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing impenetrable
The Diary of Anne Frank
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The Alchemist
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Tolkien Reading Day, List 1
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