insurmountable
adjective
in·sur·mount·able
ˌin(t)-sər-ˈmau̇n-tə-bəl 
: incapable of being surmounted : insuperable
insurmountable problems
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Examples of insurmountable in a Sentence
They were faced with several insurmountable obstacles.
the familiar story of the underdog who ultimately triumphs despite insurmountable odds
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The Knicks went 12-2 before Randle and Anunoby went down and 16-3 before additional injuries became insurmountable.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
Charles Franklin, who directs the Marquette Law School Poll, said that respondents in Wisconsin polling tended to see former President Donald J. Trump as better on the issue of immigration than Mr. Biden by a 2-to-1 ratio, a potentially insurmountable hurdle for the president this late in the race.
—Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 9 June 2024
The grief, Saylor said, must have been insurmountable.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2024
Despite the seemingly insurmountable task of treating the desert for invasives, Sinclair remains optimistic.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
Charles Franklin, who directs the Marquette Law School Poll, said that respondents in Wisconsin polling tended to see former President Donald J. Trump as better on the issue of immigration than Mr. Biden by a 2-to-1 ratio, a potentially insurmountable hurdle for the president this late in the race.
—Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 9 June 2024
The grief, Saylor said, must have been insurmountable.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2024
Despite the seemingly insurmountable task of treating the desert for invasives, Sinclair remains optimistic.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
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insurmountable
adjective
in·sur·mount·able
ˌin(t)-sər-ˈmau̇nt-ə-bəl
: incapable of being surmounted
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