How to Use indefensible in a Sentence

indefensible

adjective
  • The city is in an indefensible location.
  • The company adopted an indefensible position on the issue.
  • His behavior is ethically indefensible.
  • To blow a 26-point lead against the worst team in the league is indefensible in more ways than one.
    — Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The Democrats did this on purpose to try to muddy the waters, and to defend the indefensible.
    — Fox News, 15 July 2018
  • For the gate to come down in an instant is indefensible.
    — Jenna Reyes, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2023
  • If the ball is all the way over on one hash, there are spread formations that can create indefensible amounts of space on the wide side of the field.
    — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 11 July 2018
  • Even more frustrating is that The White House has already found a way to spin the indefensible.
    — Michael Arceneaux, Essence.com, 26 July 2017
  • The 15% rate may be harsh and unwise, but 70% can seem indefensible.
    — George Calhoun, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The House proposal is a mixture of the good, the dubious, and the indefensible.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
  • With her blond pixie cut, big blue eyes and slight build, Jensen just about pulls off the indefensible maiden look.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Aug. 2021
  • One-on-one indefensible throws, where only one guy can get to it.
    — Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2020
  • This is an indefensible shred of arrogance and greed on the part of the NFL that has continued unchecked for at least two decades, maybe three.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 7 Aug. 2017
  • Tens of millions of kids were hurt by the Dems’ indefensible school closures.
    — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • And this is one of the things that was such an indefensible step by the Trump administration.
    — NBC News, 22 Aug. 2021
  • Herein lies the challenge U of L has faced since the outset of this ugly case: how to defend the indefensible?
    — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2017
  • Rapists and enslavers are indefensible, regardless of time, and this makes Thomas Jefferson one of the worst men of his.
    — Marlene L. Daut, Essence, 24 Feb. 2022
  • This is a red flag that cop’s actions were indefensible.
    — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
  • On the face of it, your friend’s behavior is selfish and indefensible.
    — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 3 Apr. 2021
  • On the face of it, your friend’s behavior is selfish and indefensible.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2021
  • From time to time there are scenes that make caring about sports feel indefensible, and Monday provided one of them.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Aug. 2022
  • In other instances, though, the EOL is indefensible and should simply be changed.
    — Ismail Amla, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In other instances, though, the EOL is indefensible and should simply be changed.
    — Ismail Amla, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Defending the indefensible is part of the job of working for Trump, of course, and it isn’t restricted to trade policy.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 4 June 2019
  • But having assistant coaches leave jobs to go with you then leave them out to dry is indefensible.
    — USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2018
  • But having assistant coaches leave jobs to go with you then leave them out to dry is indefensible.
    — Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2018
  • But having assistant coaches leave jobs to go with you then leave them out to dry is indefensible.
    — USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The efforts of the Trump legal team were often indefensible.
    — Karl Rove, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2020
  • The Bibas family's deaths are a profound tragedy, and their kidnapping was an indefensible war crime.
    — Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
  • What’s even worse is that public universities still consider legacy, which is indefensible.
    — Latrice Walker, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025

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