inexpressible

Example Sentences

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Let’s hope it works, because the alternatives are literally inexpressible.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2023

“It’s an exorcism of sorts, to put into words and symbols this almost inexpressible anguish. That was why I started, to try and alleviate the despair.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2022

Like those pilots, in Vietnam I connected and cried with people I'd never met, people who live on the other side of the world and who endured inexpressible suffering.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2022

This includes what can be expressed and what is inexpressible, what leaders should or should not tell people and the whole inexplicable issue of worthiness and sacrifice for common good.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2020

The enormity of her debt was inexpressible, so she avoided him altogether.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead