indefensible

Example Sentences

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He said his his team's performance in the defeat by Brighton was both "indefensible" and "unacceptable".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

"Any war fought without limits is incompatible with the law. It is indefensible, inhumane and devastating for entire populations."

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 3, 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

Discarded on the floor is the Ptolemaic system, which became indefensible when Galileo discovered the phases of Venus, and Ptolemy himself lies slumped in the background.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton