inescapable

/ɪnɪskˈeɪpəbəl/

inescapable

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Definition

Impossible (unable) to avoid or escape; not escapable.

Etymology

From in- + escapable.

Example Sentences

  • "The Rugby flyover, too, is now an inescapable feature of the West Coast main line landscape."
  • "Wages absorbed 80% of the total revenue (which was inescapable), and they were rising at almost twice the rate of fares, which were pegged by law."
  • "Later, the US national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, told CNN that Ukraine could not join Nato immediately as it was “an inescapable fact” that the treaty’s mutual defence clause would mean allies would be obliged to enter a direct war with Russia."
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