intangible
Example Sentences
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What Gyllenhaal was promoting was intangible, something that money couldn’t buy and no agent could secure: his personal definition of masculinity.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
“Data businesses and other intangible assets are harder to disrupt,” said Simon Webber, head of global equities at Schroders.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Return on tangible common equity, or ROTCE, has become a standard measurement of earnings power for banks, with the denominator excluding intangible assets, such as deferred tax assets, loan-servicing rights and goodwill.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
“I do get the sense that there’s some indirect benefit on the male side of feeling engaged, like we’re in this together. Those are some intangible, not-so-medical benefits I see,” Najari said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
And there were moments when he had thrown the ball so exquisitely, with such a soft, intangible touch, that it was hard to believe he couldn’t make a contribution somewhere.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Vocabulary lists containing intangible
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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"To Build a Fire," Vocabulary from the short story
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Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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