unteachable
adjective
un·teach·able
ˌən-ˈtē-chə-bəl 
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By some strange and unteachable paradox, their handling of action, however kinetic, leaves a residue of rumination.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The ability to filet the hardest of Sabalenka’s forehands, which come off her racket as hard as any shot in women’s tennis, with cutting volleys that showed off the unteachable touch of a billiards shark.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 June 2023
Keller has soared on his own with a career-high 34 goals, but possesses the unteachable ability to make his teammates around him better.
—Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
Those factors certainly cannot hurt, along with an unteachable instinct to joke or joust at just the right time.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
Neither did anyone mind her unteachable connection to political royalty, who seemed likelier to agree to a sit-down with a fellow traveler.
—Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
Despite losing his technique under pressure at other times, Lance managed a passer rating of 93.8 and showed some unteachable qualities.
—Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Aug. 2021
Let it not be said these young Spurs are unteachable.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2021
Fueled by swagger and unteachable instincts, Griffey grabbed the attention of young people during his 22-year career from 1989-2010.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 19 Feb. 2021
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The ability to filet the hardest of Sabalenka’s forehands, which come off her racket as hard as any shot in women’s tennis, with cutting volleys that showed off the unteachable touch of a billiards shark.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 June 2023
Keller has soared on his own with a career-high 34 goals, but possesses the unteachable ability to make his teammates around him better.
—Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
Those factors certainly cannot hurt, along with an unteachable instinct to joke or joust at just the right time.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
Neither did anyone mind her unteachable connection to political royalty, who seemed likelier to agree to a sit-down with a fellow traveler.
—Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
Despite losing his technique under pressure at other times, Lance managed a passer rating of 93.8 and showed some unteachable qualities.
—Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Aug. 2021
Let it not be said these young Spurs are unteachable.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2021
Fueled by swagger and unteachable instincts, Griffey grabbed the attention of young people during his 22-year career from 1989-2010.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 19 Feb. 2021
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“Unteachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unteachable. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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