impassable

Example Sentences

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“The longer the strait is impassable, the tighter commodity supply will become, thus the higher prices will likely go, and the greater the inflationary impulse that will follow,” the senior research strategist says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

She likens it to watching a burglar pile up your prized possessions on the other side of an impassable chasm.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

The recent storms have also closed roads throughout the park, covering paved roads in debris and making them impassable, according to a National Park Service news release.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

Aid workers have been trying to reach people on foot and by motorcycle, as many roads are impassable to larger vehicles.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

“We’re contractors. If the roads are impassable ahead, how did you get here?”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith