intangible

Example Sentences

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“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

"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

A new U.S. accounting standard approved in 2024 will require companies to disaggregate quarterly expenses into five specific categories, including depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, and employee compensation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

There was no escaping, none, from these spongy intangible fingers that pulled him on, on, on, irresistibly insistent, coaxing, maternal.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye