Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Incapable of being conquered. J. Udall, On John xvii.
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- adjective That cannot be
vanquished ;undefeatable ,inconquerable .
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- adjective incapable of being overcome or subdued
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Examples
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As the group starts leaving, she has the unvanquishable impulse to erase the chalk scores.
Anis Shivani: Review: Chloe Aridjis's Experimental Novel of Berlin: Hitler, the German Past, and the Invisible Memories of a World City Anis Shivani 2011
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Chelsea won the match, but the extremes of joy and sadness, hope and despair, were all wearing an Everton shirt – losers yet unvanquishable.
Archive 2009-05-01 Alan Smart 2009
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Chelsea won the match, but the extremes of joy and sadness, hope and despair, were all wearing an Everton shirt – losers yet unvanquishable.
Go Everton! - The People's Club Alan Smart 2009
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As the group starts leaving, she has the unvanquishable impulse to erase the chalk scores.
Anis Shivani: Review: Chloe Aridjis's Experimental Novel of Berlin: Hitler, the German Past, and the Invisible Memories of a World City Anis Shivani 2011
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But Berdych will take heart: his form has been that of a contender and he is surely far more of a Goran Ivanisovic (finalist in 1992, 1994 and 1998; won it in 2001) than a Kevin Curran or a Cédric Pioline, both of whom also appeared, a little unexpectedly, on finals day opposite? albeit on wildly diverging career tangents? previous unvanquishable SW19 hall-of-famers.
Wimbledon 2010: Berdych's bulk no match for faultless Nadal Barney Ronay at Wimbledon 2010
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Rise like lions after slumber, in unvanquishable numbers.
Witnessing the destruction of the Republican Party - Discomfit Images Michael Caddell 2009
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Rise like lions after slumber, in unvanquishable numbers.
K. C. American Friends Service Committee invitation to "Bread Bread" with U. S. Iraq War Vets and Iraq War Refugees - Discomfit Magazine Michael Caddell 2009
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Rise like lions after slumber, in unvanquishable numbers.
Dave Lindorff: When It Comes to Terrorism and POW Cases, Equal Justice Under the Law is a Joke Michael Caddell 2009
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Rise like lions after slumber, in unvanquishable numbers.
Bob Egelko: "Lawyer tells court CIA memos undermine case" - San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate) Michael Caddell 2009
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Rise like lions after slumber, in unvanquishable numbers.
Venezuela Expels Israeli Ambassador Over Gaza | CommonDreams.org Michael Caddell 2009
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