impalpable

Example Sentences

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A sense conundrum: blue as Summer sky Yet hazy, thin, impalpable, a clair- Obscur of dreamy stuff some latter-day Tech-savvy alchemist might think to brew Or strange sea-beast secrete within its shell.

From Scientific American • Sep. 7, 2022

Through their lenses, we see different visions of the artist in his studio, surrounded by his attempts to capture something solid but impalpable about humanity.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2022

I had been pushed and pulled by the dominant forces of that place, some impalpable and some visible, as it formed and forced me into the imperfect person who eventually became a mother.

From Salon • May 2, 2020

The ghost sides with the girl, lending an impalpable hand, and if that sounds funny — well, yes.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2020

Each was blind to the other’s being, Ged as baffled by impalpable shadows as the shadow was baffled by daylight and by solid things.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin