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

The club captaincy, a first title and a season of defensive impregnability followed.

From The Guardian • May 16, 2017

There was a rhythm to the groundstrokes, an impregnability about the serve and an unhurried ease to his movement.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2014

What a figment of the imagination this boasted impregnability of the Bank of England was the sequel will show.

From Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude by Bidwell, Austin