impervious

Example Sentences

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Oil giants now have a bigger share of crude production in their hands and are largely impervious to price swings, ensuring a steady output.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Despite a handful of notable television showings — may we never forget Tom Welling’s “Smallville” heartthrob status — Superman as a character has been fittingly impervious.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025

These include the claim that children are virtually impervious to COVID, which has been refuted by the injury and death toll among children.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

But the president seems impervious to this volley of verbal attacks.

From BBC • May 13, 2025

Harry dried his hands, impervious to the beauty of the scene outside the window and to the murmuring of the others in the sitting room.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling