impregnability

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Rome’s impregnability was itself one of the founding stories Romans told themselves; Romans had long vowed that the Celtic sack of 387 BCE would be the last, and yet the Goths had shattered that myth.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Tottenham had managed to reduce the deficit by then through Harry Kane, and Christian Eriksen leveled in the 72nd minute as Spurs made a mockery of the so-called impregnability of the Bianconeri defense.

From Washington Times • Feb. 13, 2018

And yet the prototypes of impregnability are themselves being treated with the kind of care one might expect for a Fabergé egg.

From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2018

While Red Devils fans have been forced to stomach home defeats - like most fans across Britain - after years of impregnability, they have found solace in the Champions League.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2014

Filibusters saw the value of a base so close to Spanish holdings, realized the impregnability of the harbor and flocked thither.

From Plotting in Pirate Seas by Federer, C. A. (Charles A.)