insolvable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- insolvability noun
- insolvably adverb
Etymology
Origin of insolvable
Example Sentences
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Wartime Bletchley, she said, was about bringing together technology and people in order to crack what seemed like insolvable problems - and that remained the priority today even in a very different world.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023
The “two versions of reality” problem is a real problem, and it’s kind of insolvable.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2021
“These are not insolvable problems,” said Marion Nestle, a food studies professor at New York University.
From New York Times • May 2, 2020
The way solid police work cracks a case that at first seemed insolvable reads like a thrilling police procedural set in a neighborhood fraught with danger.
From Washington Times • Jan. 26, 2015
Nothing had occurred to throw any light on the mystery which surrounded Erik's origin, and the doctor in all sincerity declared that the problem was thought by him to be insolvable.
From The Waif of the "Cynthia" by Laurie, André
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