unbreakable

adjective

un·​break·​able ˌən-ˈbrā-kə-bəl How to pronounce unbreakable (audio)
: not able to be broken
unbreakable plastic
the unbreakable bond between a mother and her child

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And because she’s perceived as nearly unbreakable, when sorrow does slip through her eyes in a lost stare or a weighted silence, Torres’ expression is beautifully gutting. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025 Some, their principles unbreakable, have to live their philosophy, not just to get to the core of it but to evade the accusation of hypocrisy. Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Jan. 2025 Much of the tension in the story gathers around the mystery of Bea’s unbreakable devotion to this man. Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024 With a keen awareness of what lies on both ends of the spectrum of human kindness and cruelty, 2024’s best music documented an unbreakable will to keep pushing past the worst days to get to wherever the peaceful ones were hiding. Vulture Editors, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unbreakable 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1505, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unbreakable was circa 1505

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“Unbreakable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbreakable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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