inescapable
adjective
in·es·cap·able
ˌi-nə-ˈskā-pə-bəl 
: incapable of being avoided, ignored, or denied : inevitable
Examples of inescapable in a Sentence
It's an inescapable truth that these problems have no easy solution.
some people believe that your fate is determined at birth and thus inescapable
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Even for a billionaire who was in the comparatively low-budget dictionary business less for profit than for fun, the bottom line mattered, and the pressure to make money and cut costs was inescapable.
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Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
That same viral nature of the internet made avoiding his death inescapable as graphic videos of the shooting circulated, appearing in people’s feeds with little or no warning.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Her plaintive denials on screen are robbed of any credibility by an inescapable sense of overwhelming resentment.
—Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
But it’s all tempered by the knowledge that these fires are inescapable, growing, and unstoppable.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
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Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
That same viral nature of the internet made avoiding his death inescapable as graphic videos of the shooting circulated, appearing in people’s feeds with little or no warning.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Her plaintive denials on screen are robbed of any credibility by an inescapable sense of overwhelming resentment.
—Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
But it’s all tempered by the knowledge that these fires are inescapable, growing, and unstoppable.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inescapable
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“Inescapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inescapable. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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