How to Use unknowable in a Sentence

unknowable

adjective
Definition of unknowablenext
Synonyms for unknowablenext
  • And even then, some things about the past are unknowable.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2021
  • The fate of the Warriors’ dynasty now hinges on the unknowable.
    — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 10 June 2019
  • Maybe the truth is that this coaching stuff is kind of unknowable.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2019
  • There's the unknowable, and then there's the not-worth-knowing, and both may seem to be unworthy of the chase.
    — Philly.com, 5 July 2017
  • Their tastes may be the same, but the circumstances are close to unknowable.
    — The Economist, 12 Oct. 2019
  • Even 25 years ago, many of these things were unknowable.
    — Wired, 3 Dec. 2019
  • As the last 10 years show, there is a lot that is just unknowable about the forces that will buffet the economy.
    — Neil Irwin, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2018
  • The hill is above all that, Intractable, unknowable, serene.
    — Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The next step is preparing for the knowable and unknowable that lie ahead.
    — Jose Luis Castro, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Then, as now, Europe was at war, and the outcome was unknowable.
    — Matthew Taylor King, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Maybe this is just Ice Spice being cool and unknowable again.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The biggest question mark for any of us comes from the unknowable future.
    — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2017
  • That was the unknowable quality Napoleon couldn’t get hold of.
    — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Set in 1975, Still Wakes the Deep puts you in the shoes of a rig worker trying to survive some unknowable horror.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 11 June 2023
  • The number who have had cases blocked is unknowable but could be vast.
    — NBC News, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Since 1945, the answer to that question has been unknowable.
    — Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The finished work lingered in Prince’s vast, prodigious, unknowable vaults for the next decade.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2021
  • This was the most absurd play of the game, as three Jazz dudes just let this rebound fall to the floor for reasons unknown and unknowable.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Jan. 2022
  • First, a racist mob stripped an almost unknowable amount of wealth from Black Tulsans overnight.
    — Aaron Morrison, Chron, 1 June 2021
  • The ultimate facts of the case are right at our fingertips and unknowable.
    — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 9 Oct. 2019
  • My heart felt stirred and shaken up, as if massaged by some great, unknowable force.
    — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 13 May 2021
  • Trump is leaning down to talk with Pence, and while their exchange is unknowable, there is a slight tension.
    — Julius Constantine Motal, NBC news, 15 June 2020
  • That blond head, that muddy face, those unknowable dreams.
    — Erin McKittrick, Alaska Dispatch News, 15 Sep. 2017
  • From the start there’s something unknowable, handed down through the centuries.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Philippe is remote, unknowable, even to those closest to him.
    — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2019
  • As a whole, they are united by a fascination with the unknown, and the unknowable.
    — Neelam Bohra and Aj Willingham, CNN, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Each time, there is a story: a terrorist, a lone wolf, a thug, a psychopath, a great unknowable evil.
    — Vogue, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Shows like these — full of wonder for the unknown and unknowable — keep art alive and intriguing.
    — Sharon Mizota, latimes.com, 10 Mar. 2018
  • But before long, Lina meets three neighbors whose stories set her on a path to an unknowable future.
    — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The eighth and ninth graders in your life aren’t totally unknowable, though—there’s plenty of overlap between what’s trending on TikTok and what’s timeless, just with a couple of tweaks.
    — Annie Blackman, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024

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