indefinable

Example Sentences

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Of course, beauty is subject to taste and culture and all sorts of indefinable things.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

It expresses a general anxiety the prompt of which is indefinable, a nagging sense that has no singularly compelling explanation.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024

The crushing of the belief that the Seattle ballclub, by dint of some indefinable flaw in their DNA, would always wilt and wither in crunchtime.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022

Judge Jackson cited the statement, it seemed, to suggest that judges of diverse backgrounds bring something valuable if indefinable to their courts.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2022

Against this weapon, so indefinable and so effective, Jack was powerless and raged without knowing why.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding