impervious

Example Sentences

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Recent raids may try to instill fear, but this special communal space feels impervious to such weak displays.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

In fact, Roger Pielke, a longtime climate scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, notes U.S. emissions have been remarkably impervious to presidential terms: relative to economic output, they have declined steadily for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

La Jolla Playhouse isn’t impervious to these headwinds, but Buchholz said that the theater is in a relatively healthy position.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Hogan’s gimmick of “hulking up” via crowd energy to become impervious to pain would help the 6’8 Bollea bring matches to a Hollywood ending that didn’t rely on technical wrestling ability.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2025

When I can see my shadow again if not careful that I tricked into the water shall tread again upon my impervious shadow.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner