untellable

Example Sentences

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It’s a master class in playing dumb to get someone to explain their untellable positions.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

“These are CliffsNotes versions of multiple, untellable stories that communities are co-opting into their own achievements,” said Emmi Harward, executive director of the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools.

From New York Times • May 7, 2021

The mysteries of how it all happened, of how one finds oneself in this situation, remain on important levels mysteries, untellable — and yet the effort to tell them is crucial.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2021

On the other hand, children renew one’s sense of purpose and contribute untellable bliss to one’s life, and you’ve got to put a picture of something on your custom-made Christmas cards, so why not?

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2014

“My true friend,” she said, in a faint voice, but with untellable pathos, “My true friend, and his! Oh, guard him, and give me peace!”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker