unadaptable

Example Sentences

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"I thought they were unadaptable," Reid says frankly of her books, which she first published anonymously online, disguised as fan fiction.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

Guadagino adapts the unadaptable, turning out highly original, stylish films that draw equally resplendent performances from his actors, and his latest is no different, even if it is far more ambiguous.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2024

It’s an absurdist portrait of America on the verge of self-destruction adapted from a novel considered unadaptable.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2022

So maybe its backers simply need to keep reminding people how Frank Herbert’s novel was considered unadaptable ... and Jon Spaihts, Eric Roth and Villeneuve did it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2022

His faculties being innate and unadaptable will not allow him to correct his presumptions and axioms; he will never be able to make nature the standard of naturalness.

From Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion by Santayana, George