How to Use impermeable in a Sentence

impermeable

adjective
  • Once the holes are clogged, the net is impermeable to the wind, Boreyko said.
    — Elise Takahama, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The chain, so impermeable for so long, would have been broken.
    — Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • What is an impermeable seed coat?
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The gray is asphalt and concrete, all impermeable to rain and snowmelt.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Rainfall would pool on the impermeable ground.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Restoring areas of impermeable surfaces is one of the ways this takes place.
    — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Aug. 2019
  • But wrap that same cucumber in an impermeable plastic sleeve and the decay slows down.
    — National Geographic, 22 Apr. 2019
  • Oil and gas infuse the pores of sandstone; layers of impermeable caprock trap it inside.
    — Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The soil mix wall acts as an impermeable barrier where water and pollutants cannot pass through.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Wrap fish tightly with cloth to make an impermeable bundle, making sure to use just enough layers to keep cure from leaking out.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 2 July 2021
  • Tons of waste was exhumed and relocated and an impermeable layer of clay and fabric capped the site.
    — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2017
  • But simply piling mounds of topsoil on top of hard clay ground can result in an impermeable layer, both to water and roots.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The rainwater rolls off the city’s hard, impermeable surfaces, rather than sinking into the ground.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Other critics warn that the project could worsen stormwater runoff by adding impermeable surfaces.
    — Robin Goist, cleveland, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Other critics warn that the project could worsen stormwater runoff by adding impermeable surfaces.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The spongy material is mostly made of air, yet nearly impermeable to both air and liquid.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Officials said the debris would be put into dumpsters lined with impermeable plastic, then wrapped up and sealed with glue.
    — Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2023
  • These tires stay inflated with the help of a layer in the tire casing or a liquid sealant that’s added to make the rubber impermeable to air flow.
    — Popular Mechanics Test Team, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2020
  • In Israel, the seal Coates creates around his own mind becomes impermeable.
    — Daniel Bergner, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Salt domes, formed when a mass of salt is forced upward, are a good choice for storage since salt is impermeable and has low solubility in crude oil.
    — Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Once closer to the surface, the hot water often ran into a cap of impermeable volcanic deposits.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Miles is a Brit, from the fringe of Birmingham, with an accent of impermeable glumness.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The gel topcoat is a tough nearly impermeable layer that seals the color in place—that’s why gel manicures are able to last for weeks instead of days.
    — Alexis Bennett, SELF, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The ocean is big, deep and impermeable to the laser altimeter that made mapping our less watery neighbor planets possible.
    — Kyle Frischkorn, Smithsonian, 13 July 2017
  • Next, cover the affected ground with impermeable plastic to solarize the roots and deprive them of sun and water.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022
  • There is a retention pond to capture heavy rain, minimum impermeable surfaces, and any runoff is directed to trees and plants.
    — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The boundaries that bureaucrats erect are of course not impermeable, and sometimes the professional mask drops.
    — Bernardo Zacka, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2017
  • The woven nylon sport strap is comfortable and wicking; sweat doesn't get trapped under an impermeable silicone band and make my skin rash.
    — Adrienne So, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The spots were evidence that the skin that was growing back was growing thicker, more impermeable with every passing week, as a heart is perhaps not.
    — Bindu Bansinath, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2020
  • That suggested the volcanic rocks inside the seamount were also rich in water, trapped by an impermeable cap, the team concluded.
    — Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 21 June 2023

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