At 13 months old, she retreated to an inner world that seemed impervious, and stayed there for years.

Bothari stretched out in the back of the niche with the thinnest blanket folded under his head, otherwise seeming impervious to the stone.

He struck off down the sidewalk, seeming impervious to the rain.

Indeed, my metallic hand had always seemed impervious to either heat or cold.

Most of the time he's seemed impervious to the barbs.

She stumbled slightly, halted, seeming impervious to the uncomfortably hot sands.

And more important than any statistics, he is seeming more and more impervious to the pressure that used to dissolve his game.

Matthew concentrating on the steak, seemed impervious and never once rose to her bait, but James, it was clear, was cheered and encouraged by Jenny's affectionate treatment.

When security try to take the prisoner into custody he fights back, initially seeming impervious to the guards' phasers.

But the children - whether numb or just bored - have seemed impervious to the tedious legal discussion, grisly testimony and graphic photographs.