How to Use unquantifiable in a Sentence

unquantifiable

adjective
  • And then there is the unquantifiable cost of human lives.
    — Dina Esfandiary, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
  • None of this means that all bets are off and the pandemic is unquantifiable.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2020
  • Hartman wasn’t that kind of guy, but his value was unquantifiable.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
  • But to see yourself as the savior of a world threatened by unquantifiable evil?
    — TIME.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • That lies in a more unquantifiable realm having to do with ideas and the ways in which they are transmitted.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2021
  • And those have an unquantifiable effect on both his team and its opponents.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2022
  • But there is something so unquantifiable about what Galloway does on the court.
    — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Dec. 2022
  • This nation has borne witness to decades of bloodshed and an unquantifiable legacy of pain.
    — Lauren Duca, Teen Vogue, 2 Mar. 2018
  • While the human cost is unquantifiable, the economic price tag isn't.
    — Paul Hockenos, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022
  • That part was unquantifiable; his struggles at the plate, however, were.
    — Dallas News, 27 May 2022
  • But while overall demand isn’t expected to slow now, tech faces more unquantifiable risks.
    — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2018
  • There’s an unquantifiable value in simply permitting players and staff to have a bit of fun.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Yet, there is something unquantifiable about the closer's role, even if the save statistic could stand a bit of refinement.
    — Bill Shaikin, latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • The disaster left an unquantifiable number of people without a place to live.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The emotional, messy, unquantifiable part of us — that’s not a dumber or more irrational part.
    — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
  • His leadership, while unquantifiable, could be even more valuable.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But there were also unquantifiable aspects Kopp had to face about adjusting to a new program.
    — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Feb. 2023
  • And that’s before getting into his unquantifiable impact at the other end.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Injuries also play an unquantifiable role.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The effect of Messi’s presence on the team is almost unquantifiable.
    — Becky Randel, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • On the flip side, even foods with a less-than-ideal nutritional breakdown can have unquantifiable health benefits.
    — Ellie Krieger, Houston Chronicle, 19 June 2019
  • There is a certain but unquantifiable dignity to being treated equally under the law.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2018
  • These are the metrics which can be measured, but so much of what Guimaraes provides to Newcastle is unquantifiable.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 May 2026
  • There is also an unquantifiable ingredient to the team’s success.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Hanson also pointed out that, at one of the sites, bird DNA was also found in an unquantifiable amount.
    — Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The human and economic toll taken by this pandemic is unquantifiable, and the full impact may never be truly known.
    — Tim McCartney, al, 12 May 2021
  • And others are mental, the unquantifiable part of quarterbacking that Daniels has embraced.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • To refuse the wishes of someone who had conferred an unquantifiable recognition on us, through the status of his own legitimacy, tore me apart.
    — Jann S. Wenner, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Putting dollar values on all this requires quantifying some unquantifiable things, but the researchers use some standard numbers.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 20 Aug. 2020
  • On the road, in a hostile environment, with a boisterous fan base and the home team charging from behind, teammates noticed that unquantifiable trait.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 20 Oct. 2022

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