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US
/ənˈsɪŋkəbəɫ/
]
[ UK /ʌnsˈɪŋkəbəl/ ]
[ UK /ʌnsˈɪŋkəbəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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incapable of being sunk
they thought the Titanic was unsinkable
How To Use unsinkable In A Sentence
- But as you know unsinkable ships have sunk and unbreakable walls have broken, I should know for I was there.
- He feels much more comfortable with me on this ship; it's unsinkable.
- About two hours and 40 minutes passed between the time that the unsinkable Titanic struck an iceberg and when it finally slipped below the ocean's waves.
- The exhibition ran for six weeks and showed how the reputedly unsinkable liner struck an iceberg and went down with the loss of 1,532 lives on April 15, 1912.
- Ironically, the Titanic was advertised as being unsinkable.
- Buoyant little balls of fluff that looked unsinkable. Times, Sunday Times
- He died, along with 1,516 others, as the ship hailed as unsinkable broke in two and slipped beneath the waves. Times, Sunday Times
- This is reminiscent of the utter failure of the invincible Maginot Line or the unsinkable Titanic.
- For decades Titanic buffs and academics have argued over whether the White Star Line company ever claimed the ship was unsinkable or if the legend of an indestructible ship was a hangover of media speculation and hype from the 1910s.
- Unfortunately for the U-boat force, as with all other naval officers at that time, the German Naval High Command believed vehemently in the unsinkable battleship.