ironclad

Example Sentences

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Nvidia’s next earnings report in November made it clear the $100 billion figure wasn’t exactly an ironclad commitment.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 1, 2026

In 2019, Stanford University anesthesiologist Boris Heifets and his colleagues began the most ironclad blinded study yet attempted in the psychedelics world.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

Even if bubble fears are misplaced—remember, statistical observations are just that, not ironclad predictions—this trend is still noteworthy.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

The American legal system, he says, is largely based on precedent, not ironclad statutes, leaving some wiggle room for questionable business practices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

Most verbs that take subjectless complements, such as try in Alice tried to calm down, are governed by an ironclad rule that forces the overt subject to be identical to the missing subject.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker