impregnability
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Rome’s impregnability was itself one of the founding stories Romans told themselves; Romans had long vowed that the Celtic sack of 387 BCE would be the last, and yet the Goths had shattered that myth.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Tottenham had managed to reduce the deficit by then through Harry Kane, and Christian Eriksen leveled in the 72nd minute as Spurs made a mockery of the so-called impregnability of the Bianconeri defense.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 13, 2018
The club captaincy, a first title and a season of defensive impregnability followed.
From The Guardian ● May 16, 2017
While Red Devils fans have been forced to stomach home defeats - like most fans across Britain - after years of impregnability, they have found solace in the Champions League.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2014
Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
From The Last of the Vikings by John Bowling
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