imperishable

Example Sentences

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"Like Sherlock Holmes, it's an imperishable myth and, really, if anyone gives you the chance to have a go at it - you have to do it," he explains.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

In Mexico, far from the locus of her imperishable pain, Chaarte found moments of peace.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

It is an imperishable, unforgettable image of what can be lost when we forget how perishable is the thin crust of civilization that protects us — until it doesn’t.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2022

“Water is life,” they repeat — a simple, imperishable chorus that resounds against the more than two decades of Southern California drought that is steadily building toward epic disaster.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2022

The hide shrank and pulled joist and rafter tight together, and the leather ropes became hard as iron and nearly imperishable.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck