adamantine

Example Sentences

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Although in her youth Catherine had imbibed Enlightenment views about the suffering of the common people, she was pragmatic enough to leave undisturbed the adamantine ways of the Russian countryside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

To love a Scorpio, then, is to fiercely protect their softness with the same shadowy ardor that they use to construct their inner adamantine fortresses.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

Her Dom Juan is groovy, rowdy, but also adamantine, so unmoved by others that she is half-statue already.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2022

Amid the images of Putin’s atrocities, we’ve all seen evidence of the Ukrainians’ adamantine humor.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2022

“The haunting begins at midnight,” said the girl with the adamantine chin.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston