unknowable
adjective
un·know·able
ˌən-ˈnō-ə-bəl 
: not knowable
especially
: lying beyond the limits of human experience or understanding
Examples of unknowable in a Sentence
a God whose nature is unknown and unknowable
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The words in the Declaration of Independence, 1,320 in all, have shaped modern society, inspiring well more than 100 similar declarations around the world since 1776 and transforming an unknowable number of lives.
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The Atlantic,
4 July 2026
How England will actually perform in a penalty shoot-out is still ultimately unknowable.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
Trauma’s intensity and unknowable nature are perhaps what gives us the imperative to try to communicate it.
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Dark, ancient, kind of unknowable.
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Lonnie G. Bunch Iii,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2026
How England will actually perform in a penalty shoot-out is still ultimately unknowable.
—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
Trauma’s intensity and unknowable nature are perhaps what gives us the imperative to try to communicate it.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Dark, ancient, kind of unknowable.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unknowable
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“Unknowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknowable. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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unknowable
adjective
un·know·able
ˌən-ˈnō-ə-bəl
ˈən-
: not knowable
some facts in the case may remain unknowable
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