impervious

Example Sentences

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In fact, Roger Pielke, a longtime climate scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, notes U.S. emissions have been remarkably impervious to presidential terms: relative to economic output, they have declined steadily for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

Hogan’s gimmick of “hulking up” via crowd energy to become impervious to pain would help the 6’8 Bollea bring matches to a Hollywood ending that didn’t rely on technical wrestling ability.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2025

Vladimir Putin, on the other hand, apparently remains impervious to Trump's charms and threats alike.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025

These include the claim that children are virtually impervious to COVID, which has been refuted by the injury and death toll among children.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

Just a random mix of letters, impervious to attack by any known strategy.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin