Both Uses of
indestructible
in
War and Peace
- But when we watch the ants round their ruined heap, the tenacity, energy, and immense number of the delving insects prove that despite the destruction of the heap, something indestructible, which though intangible is the real strength of the colony, still exists; and similarly, though in Moscow in the month of October there was no government and no churches, shrines, riches, or houses—it was still the Moscow it had been in August.†
Chpt 15
- All was destroyed, except something intangible yet powerful and indestructible.†
Chpt 15 *
Definition:
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(indestructible) not easily destroyed