as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
the indescribable immensity of Mount Everest
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Recent Examples of indescribable
Among the most-read:Thousands gather to watch 'indescribable' total solar eclipse in Indianapolis
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Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
Another recent work, Goblin Girl (2021), shows a green-skinned creature, her face scrunched up in an indescribable expression—a silly grin, perhaps, or maybe something more menacing.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Althoff, who’s 27 years old, just has it, that indescribable presence, that gravitational pull.
—Katie Drummond, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
The devastation our tri-state area has suffered is indescribable.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2024
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Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
Another recent work, Goblin Girl (2021), shows a green-skinned creature, her face scrunched up in an indescribable expression—a silly grin, perhaps, or maybe something more menacing.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Althoff, who’s 27 years old, just has it, that indescribable presence, that gravitational pull.
—Katie Drummond, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
The devastation our tri-state area has suffered is indescribable.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for indescribable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indescribable
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The Iowa product laid out and brought in an incredible one-handed grab for the score to put Detroit in front 14-10.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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But in between those ‘parties’ is an incredible description of Hell!—
Beth Wood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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One of last year’s most controversial horror movies was the Spanish director Caye Casas’s taboo-breaking psychological drama about the aftermath of an unspeakable act.—
Erik Piepenburg,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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So yeah, these two gorgeous creatures are about to do unspeakable things to each other on the pool table at Jack’s bar.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Historians are struggling to recover their inexpressible secrets.—
Erin Maglaque,
The New York Review of Books,
15 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, there is something more cosmic, spiritual and inexpressible about what is missing —a poignant reminder of the profound void left by SOPHIE’s departure from our astral plane.—
Juan Velasquez,
Them,
23 Sep. 2024
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Aquarius teaches us about community and friendship by showing us which friends support our individuality while offering the incredible, ineffable experience of losing ourselves in something greater and more communal.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
16 Jan. 2025
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This spiritual path has given rise to a rich tradition encompassing poetry, music, dance and visual art, all of which seek to articulate the ineffable experiences of the soul’s journey toward God.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes,
1 Jan. 2025
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Two high voices — LACO features soprano Amanda Forsythe and countertenor John Holiday — intertwine with the orchestra turning this hymn to the Virgin Mary’s suffering into unutterable sweetness and treating death as life’s engenderment.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2024
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In between loads of cartoonish ultraviolence and B-movie horror ephemera came some honestly unutterable lyrics, which Bill fought his faith to perform.—
Jonathan Rowe,
SPIN,
28 June 2022
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An indefinable musical by a French auteur is headed for millions of streaming subscribers.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2024
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Abstract images composed of indefinable light and inky darkness recur as well, even in his later multiscreen video installations, which are more narrative-driven.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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