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  • adjective Not blockable; that cannot be blocked.

Etymologies

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un- +‎ blockable

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Examples

  • Earlier this week, CPSC voted to interpret the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, a rare but overwhelmingly bipartisan bill, in a way that promotes so-called "unblockable" drain covers as the only layer of protection needed.

    News Unfiltered Admin 2010

  • Battle is pretty simple all around, with motion combining with the A and B buttons to do different types of attacks, Z on the nunchuk used for guards and a special "unblockable" attack that takes a lot of time to prep, and a dodge system on the nunchuk motion sensor as well.

    IGN Complete 2008

  • He sat out the 2007 season because he didn't meet academic requirements, but he came back with a vengeance in 2008 and seemed unblockable at times.

    Versatility at end position: Rating the D-linemen in NFL draft class 2009

  • •Linebacker: DeMarcus Ware was unblockable at times as runner-up to Defensive Player of the Year James Harrison.

    With T.O. gone, time for Tony Romo to shine for Cowboys 2009

  • "In single drain pools, no drain cover — no matter how large or unblockable — can protect a child from entrapment if the drain cover is improperly installed or inadvertently removed," the senators wrote to the commission last year.

    Pool safety law not working, advocates say 2011

  • At 6-1 and 337 pounds, Raji has come a long way over the past two years, from an academic suspension in 2007 to dominating teams last season as a nearly unblockable force.

    Rising draft stock? BC's Raji says experts 'really have no say' 2009

  • "In single drain pools, no drain cover — no matter how large or unblockable — can protect a child from entrapment if the drain cover is improperly installed or inadvertently removed," the senators wrote to the commission last year.

    Pool safety law not working, advocates say 2011

  • He also has tried to develop right - and left-handed hook shots, which, considering his pterodactyl-like wingspan, could become unblockable if he develops any sort of consistency.

    He's Long, Lean, Unlimited 2010

  • "He is nigh near unblockable in a one-on-one situation," Joyner wrote to ESPN's Matt Mosley.

    Dexter Manley: Haynesworth needs "to humble himself" 2010

  • The CPSC commissioners voted 3 to 2 to interpret the legislation as requiring only an unblockable safety drain cover as satisfying the unblockable-drain option.

    A tragic, but preventable, pool drowning 2010

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