unreachable
adjective
un·reach·able
ˌən-ˈrē-chə-bəl 
: incapable of being reached: such as
a
: impossible to get to or get at
a location unreachable by car
b
: impossible to contact or communicate with
was unreachable by phone
emotionally unreachable teenagers
c
: impossible to achieve : not attainable
an unreachable dream/goal
Examples of unreachable in a Sentence
bothered by an unreachable itch on her back
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The couple and their guests will instead celebrate in a hall at the Arsenale in the eastern Castello district, which is surrounded by water and unreachable by land when connecting bridges are raised.
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Erin Clack, People.com, 26 June 2025
As the glacier retreats, exposing fossils that were once unreachable, those same remains are now vulnerable to wind, rain, and freeze-thaw cycles, which crack the surrounding rock.
—Discover Magazine, 13 May 2025
From the darkened facade to the seven-meter-tall ceilings to the cobblestones that cover Mercer Street, every detail sits at the periphery of both modernity and an unreachable bygone era, much like the label itself.
—Brett Braley, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2025
Her boyfriend was on an Iranian base doing compulsory military service; unreachable and potentially in danger.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 29 June 2025
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Erin Clack, People.com, 26 June 2025
As the glacier retreats, exposing fossils that were once unreachable, those same remains are now vulnerable to wind, rain, and freeze-thaw cycles, which crack the surrounding rock.
—Discover Magazine, 13 May 2025
From the darkened facade to the seven-meter-tall ceilings to the cobblestones that cover Mercer Street, every detail sits at the periphery of both modernity and an unreachable bygone era, much like the label itself.
—Brett Braley, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2025
Her boyfriend was on an Iranian base doing compulsory military service; unreachable and potentially in danger.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unreachable
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“Unreachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreachable. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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