indefinable
Example Sentences
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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
Developed by Bruce Timm, whose mid-’90s “Batman: The Animated Series” was also something of a throwback, featuring Batman and Robin in their classic gear and a chronologically indefinable mise-en-scene.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 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
There was a new quiet feeling and an indefinable smell, new and faintly fragrant.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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