imperishable

Example Sentences

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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

But Finland kept the most important, most imperishable thing: its full independence as a free, self-determining nation.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2022

First performed on Broadway in 1957 and brought to the screen four years later, it survives as both a time capsule and a reservoir of imperishable songs.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2021

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