How to Use unsinkable in a Sentence

unsinkable

adjective
Definition of unsinkablenext
Synonyms for unsinkablenext
  • Amos said the new boat spans 28 feet and is believed to be unsinkable.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2020
  • That makes a lot of sense, but sunken living rooms seem downright unsinkable in the design world.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The past year has brought a reckoning for the once unsinkable industry.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2023
  • This unsinkable city, just two hours away from Dublin by train, makes for a fascinating day trip.
    — Rick Steves, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Harland and Wolff, the company that designed a little, nigh-unsinkable ship called the Olympic.
    — Cara Michelle Smith evan Allgood, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2019
  • And now, China has what the navy sometimes refers to as a few unsinkable aircraft carriers in the South China Sea.
    — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2019
  • The ribbon of land on the western side had room for miles of runway—an unsinkable aircraft carrier.
    — Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022
  • But what affected her the most was the unsinkable friendship between Sam and Frodo.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 19 Dec. 2021
  • The Chinese government tried for years to take down this unsinkable pirate queen.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2022
  • For now, the prime minister seems unsinkable (wooden objects tend to be).
    — The Economist, 12 July 2018
  • The foam molds keep them light and virtually unsinkable.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 21 Jan. 2020
  • The unsinkable Sutton Foster and undimmable Hugh Jackman star.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The luxury passenger ship, touted as unsinkable, was famous from its inception, known as the largest and one of the most lavish of its kind at the time.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
  • The message was received by the Titanic -- which was advertised as unsinkable -- but did not reach the main control center of the vessel.
    — Amarachi Orie and Christian Edwards, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The latest broken record: Black Panther has passed the once-unsinkable Titanic.
    — Emma Stefansky, HWD, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Aided by a prosthetic foot, an infectious smile and unsinkable resolve, Brown is making the most of his second chance at life.
    — J.c. Carnahan, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 June 2018
  • But at the University of Rochester, scientists have defied the gods and created a clever, simple device that seems to indeed be unsinkable, at least in the lab.
    — Wired, 22 Nov. 2019
  • The Crimean Peninsula juts into the sea like an unsinkable aircraft carrier.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • The unsinkable ocean liner went to its doom, along with most of its passengers on its maiden voyage — the victim of a disastrous collision with an iceberg.
    — Harvey MacKay, Star Tribune, 9 May 2021
  • Carlton and a team of fellow scientists realized the Pacific Northwest faced a flood – not of water but borne by it, of unsinkable junk caked with marine life.
    — Ben Guarino, Alaska Dispatch News, 29 Sep. 2017
  • When the Titanic plunged headlong against a wall of ice at 10:40 p.m. on Sunday night, her fate established that no modern steamship is unsinkable, and that all of a large passenger list cannot be saved in a liner’s small boats.
    — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • This unsinkable reclining chair supports up to 250 pounds and resists water.
    — Camryn Rabideau, Forbes, 3 June 2021
  • Old, new, unforeseen, but always unsinkable, always forever, just beneath the surface, where the soul lies.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 25 June 2022
  • The Titanic didn’t just have lower-class stowaways sketching nudes and falling in love with first-class passengers—the unsinkable ship also had a 784-square-foot gymnasium.
    — Greg Presto, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Designed with a double bottom, it was regarded as unsinkable.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Not only can Neptune batteries strike farther and harder than any gunboat can do—they’re unsinkable, too. Follow me on Twitter.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Cathcart carries Kitty’s journey of self-discovery with unsinkable charm, making for a breezy binge-worthy watch that feels as comforting as snuggling up with your fave YA novel.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • Furiously, the sea rushed in, flooding one watertight compartment after another of the ship's supposedly unsinkable hull until the bow was submerged and the tail stood upright against the black sky.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Yet the resonant themes, centered on an unsinkable family’s resilience during trying times, are what tie them together.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Uncontacted tribes and an unsinkable aircraft carrier The Andaman and Nicobar Islands may seem an unlikely target for international espionage.
    — Andrew Raine, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023

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