inexpugnable

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But there is no mistaking the real heartbreak and waste that are Hage’s material, or his outrage at the most costly, terrible and seemingly inexpugnable qualities of humanity.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2019

This is an ancient, shrewd, and inexpugnable position.

From Character and Opinion in the United States by Santayana, George

Less boldly drawn but not the less truthful is Helmer, that inexpugnable prig, with his shallow selfishness, his complacent conceit, and his morality for external use only.

From Inquiries and Opinions by Matthews, Brander

We have here, in short, the sphere of what Matthew Arnold likes to call Aberglaube, legitimate, inexpugnable, yet doomed to eternal variations and disputes.

From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by James, William

It will be seen in the crevice of what quibble that gentleman sought refuge and sits inexpugnable.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis