uncrossable
adjective
un·cross·able
ˌən-ˈkrȯ-sə-bəl 
: unable to be crossed : not crossable
an uncrossable chasm
an uncrossable line
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Ah, so this is the uncrossable line: homosexuality.
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Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
In a time of crisis, in one of the most racially and economically segregated places in the country, the bridges connecting north and south and linking east and west — sides of town that serve as proxies for wealth versus disinvestment — were made uncrossable, like drawbridges over a castle moat.
—Mick Dumke, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2020
These were opposites that politely masked their differences, that delicately avoided the uncrossable border between them.
—Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
Waterline Square is the last puzzle piece in the 57-acre site high above the Hudson River that grew slowly southward from West 72nd Street to West 59th Street, covering what was once an uncrossable swath of rail tracks.
—Curbed, 27 July 2022
In a region where boundaries separating race and class could be both nebulous and uncrossable, Vroman’s redrew them.
—Lynell George, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
Getting militarily involved in Ukraine means getting into a war with Russia, crossing the uncrossable Cold War lines that threatened nuclear annihilation.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 15 Feb. 2022
The earthworks don’t have to be uncrossable to be deathtraps for the Russians.
—David Axe, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021
Why do Covid vaccines represent such an uncrossable line in the sand?
—Stephen Thomas, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
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Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
In a time of crisis, in one of the most racially and economically segregated places in the country, the bridges connecting north and south and linking east and west — sides of town that serve as proxies for wealth versus disinvestment — were made uncrossable, like drawbridges over a castle moat.
—Mick Dumke, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2020
These were opposites that politely masked their differences, that delicately avoided the uncrossable border between them.
—Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
Waterline Square is the last puzzle piece in the 57-acre site high above the Hudson River that grew slowly southward from West 72nd Street to West 59th Street, covering what was once an uncrossable swath of rail tracks.
—Curbed, 27 July 2022
In a region where boundaries separating race and class could be both nebulous and uncrossable, Vroman’s redrew them.
—Lynell George, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
Getting militarily involved in Ukraine means getting into a war with Russia, crossing the uncrossable Cold War lines that threatened nuclear annihilation.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 15 Feb. 2022
The earthworks don’t have to be uncrossable to be deathtraps for the Russians.
—David Axe, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021
Why do Covid vaccines represent such an uncrossable line in the sand?
—Stephen Thomas, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
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“Uncrossable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrossable. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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