How to Use imperturbable in a Sentence

imperturbable

adjective
  • Although he seems outwardly imperturbable, he can get very angry at times.
  • The fat man was still sitting with the same imperturbable calm.
    — Vladimir Sorokin, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Whether dressed up with a shirt and tie or worn with imperturbable casual flair.
    — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 5 May 2021
  • Both were introverts by nature and, for the most part, imperturbable on the court.
    — Cindy Shmerler, New York Times, 24 May 2024
  • Smock, a preacher who went by the name Brother Jed, was imperturbable.
    — Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2022
  • But Wilson is like an imperturbable boulder in the middle of a rushing river.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 8 June 2021
  • Like his speech, his cocktails and his service style enact the imperturbable feeling of this neighborhood.
    — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Swaggering around the stage, Manow is triumphant, imperturbable.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
  • My friend’s mom notably wrangled our gang of overnighting 20-somethings with the imperturbable grace of a seasoned host.
    — Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021
  • And, alone among the leading founders, the great imperturbable James Madison thought the country would likely do just fine.
    — Barton Swaim, WSJ, 2 July 2021
  • Tact, stamina and an imperturbable, meticulous approach help.
    — Irene Wanner, The Seattle Times, 18 June 2017
  • But the Brits love to check an American’s imperturbable optimism.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Even more imperturbable was Charlie Watts, his steady, impeccable drive still undimmed after all these years.
    — Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2019
  • The imperturbable New York rapper is back behind the boards for a lean, mean new album with endless quotables and only one guest.
    — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Judge looks more like another young star from the Bronx whose imperturbable manner didn’t stop him from becoming the biggest star of his generation.
    — Henry Grabar, Slate Magazine, 25 July 2017
  • Instead, as on the recording, Penn offered solid phrasemaking, robust tone and an imperturbable rhythmic pulse.
    — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 25 Mar. 2018
  • With a rounded abdomen defined in yellow, pink, purple and green, Evans’s naked figure gazes out at the viewer, dignified and imperturbable.
    — Susan Delson, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2021
  • From lipomas and cysts to keloids and tumors, Lee tackles them all with professionalism and a seemingly imperturbable gag reflex.
    — Briana Richert, James Mercadante, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Inquisitive and imperturbable, Nelly is our guide through the story, which somehow unfolds on her initiative.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The slow movement was infused with an imperturbable serenity, perhaps the single most elusive state to achieve in the Hollywood Bowl.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2021
  • Vile’s songs sound, on the one hand, like the work of someone who’s radically imperturbable, and deeply chill in temperament, like a guy gently strumming his guitar and taking it all in.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 19 July 2019
  • This low-volatility ascent since April quite resembles the imperturbable rally through all of 2017.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
  • With Celia Jimenez articulating imperturbable rhythms on electric bass and adding vocal lines of her own, Maqueque sounded fuller than the sum of its parts.
    — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2017
  • The Ioniq 6's solid structure is imperturbable, lending the car genuine composure over lumpy pavement on the most challenging sections of our test loop.
    — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 28 June 2023
  • The 37-year-old Buttigieg, meanwhile, has impressed voters with his imperturbable demeanor and thoughtful views on everything from cultural change to public service.
    — oregonlive.com, 10 June 2019
  • In his last public appearance in October 2018, Mubarak appeared as imperturbable as ever.
    — Hatem Maher, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Obama’s eight-year demonstration of poise, imperturbable good humor, dry and sometimes biting wit—of elegance in argument and excellence in parenting—sucks up all the air from that argument.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2016
  • Giugiaro's wedgy shape and wind-soothing particulars, unlike those of many aero cars, mesh with smooth and linear rack-and-pinion power steering to make the ES all but imperturbable in blustery winds.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Cleopatra’s death, by contrast, unfolds in an atmosphere of imperturbable serenity, implicitly defying Caesar’s cold new order.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Helias, who has one of the strongest, darkest sounds in the history of the double bass, tends to stay in freebop territory, whether leading the long-running Open Loose or lending imperturbable support as a sideman.
    — Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 25 Aug. 2017

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