indefinable

Example Sentences

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Of course, beauty is subject to taste and culture and all sorts of indefinable things.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

He had that indefinable, invisible glow that changes the atmosphere and draws people in, like a sub-lethal dose of radiation.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025

A certain indefinable, know-it-when-you-hear-it sense of reverence and good cheer?

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2023

The crushing of the belief that the Seattle ballclub, by dint of some indefinable flaw in their DNA, would always wilt and wither in crunchtime.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022

He seems to have some kind of indefinable trait, something powerful and contagious and irresistible that goes beyond what comes out of his mouth, that makes people who meet him want to agree with him.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell