as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
overcome by an inexpressible awe at the sight of the thunderous waterfall
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Recent Examples of inexpressible
Set against Australia’s breath-taking, natural landscape and with native wildflowers and plants providing a way to express the inexpressible, this enthralling family drama spans decades.
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Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
There was a graceful finality about her performance, a melancholy blend of joy and loss that seemed to capture the inexpressible, exquisite heartbreak of grief and nostalgia.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2022
As Joe, Walker has a nearly campy intensity that captures the inexpressible fear of war’s consequences at the root of the role—and that the script itself, by Robert Nathan and Joseph Schrank, catches.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 June 2022
Now, finally, the cell itself dissolves away into an abstract chemical machine—and that into some intangible, inexpressible flow of energy.
—Loren C. Eiseley, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
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Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
There was a graceful finality about her performance, a melancholy blend of joy and loss that seemed to capture the inexpressible, exquisite heartbreak of grief and nostalgia.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2022
As Joe, Walker has a nearly campy intensity that captures the inexpressible fear of war’s consequences at the root of the role—and that the script itself, by Robert Nathan and Joseph Schrank, catches.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 June 2022
Now, finally, the cell itself dissolves away into an abstract chemical machine—and that into some intangible, inexpressible flow of energy.
—Loren C. Eiseley, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
See all Example Sentences for inexpressible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexpressible
Adjective
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Made to be lightweight, these jackets provide incredible warmth without being bulky.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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Williams will be making his first-ever All-Star game here which is an incredible accomplishment for the young player.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The challenge for the festival will be how to meet the demands of change while holding onto that certain indescribable something that makes the festival so special.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Celebrity Style The actor posed with his co-star, Elle Fanning, in an almost indescribable look and demonstrated his great sense of humor.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
14 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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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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We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims' families closely in our hearts.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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In this decaying, labyrinthine city, John and Laura meet a pair of weird sisters who claim to have seen their dead child, sending the couple into a spiral of hope, fear, and, finally, unspeakable horror.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Piranesi is a mystery, a mystery of the mind, a way for Clarke to communicate the incommunicable.—
Jason Kehe,
Wired,
21 Sep. 2020
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And nothing is more isolating, more incommunicable, than the grief of a parent who has been unable to save their child’s life.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
31 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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After a massive bitcoin facility started operating in the town of Granbury, people of all ages began to experience a range of unexplainable medical issues, including hypertension, chest pain, heart palpitations, migraines, vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and panic attacks.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
18 Dec. 2024
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This fixation helps explain what is otherwise unexplainable — his bizarre obsession with changing the maps.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
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