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indefensible

[in-di-fen-suh-buhl] / ˌɪn dɪˈfɛn sə bəl /


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If she weren’t such an indefensible character, Bondi’s efforts to save her job would be sad.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Yet his indefensible opinion in Konan invites precisely that risk.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

There is a recurring sense from many of being on the wrong end of indefensible positions far, far too often, of which this latest row about Lord Mandelson is just the latest case study.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

“I apologize and regret putting myself in a position where emails, some of them embarrassing, tasteless, and indefensible, are now public, and that is on me,” Attia wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Believing that it was morally indefensible to waste any part of an animal that has been shot for food, McCandless spent six days toiling to preserve what he had killed before it spoiled.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer