Two weeks ago, the Yankees seemed invincible and had the Red Sox convinced, too.

Death rode regally onward, seeming invincible.

It had pioneered the use of the radio patrol car, owned its own fleet of fancy French Aerospatiale helicopters and seemed pretty much invincible.

Yet he pitched like a Hall of Famer, holding a lineup that had seemed invincible to five hits in seven and two-thirds innings.

Until Kurt Shimada came along, Mr. Fong had seemed invincible.

He'd seemed so fragile in his coffin; her robust, temperamental Scot, who'd always seemed invincible to her.

For six years he had seemed invincible, victory following victory as if divinely ordained.

Jill had seemed so invincible.

Elizabeth had always seemed invincible, the sort of person who inspired bravery in her patients.

Harvard won the latter event and seemed invincible.