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
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
"But at the same time, we are stable, we are predictable. We are reliable and we are trusted, and these are intangible assets that others would die to have."
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Having made UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list in 2021, rumba stands as a source of intense national pride in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as across the border in Congo-Brazzaville.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
She could hear more clearly than ever the immense singing hiss and swish of vast intangible forces.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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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