indefinable

Example Sentences

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It expresses a general anxiety the prompt of which is indefinable, a nagging sense that has no singularly compelling explanation.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024

When it’s completely indefinable, it exists as a cloud.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 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

Judge Jackson cited the statement, it seemed, to suggest that judges of diverse backgrounds bring something valuable if indefinable to their courts.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 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