unthinkable

Example Sentences

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This has made unthinkable a conventional armored thrust to Tehran, along the lines of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

European Union ministers are debating whether to boost oil and gas production in the region, which would have been unthinkable a few years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

E. Jean Carroll achieved the unthinkable and might end up paying a price for it.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

According to Cedar Point, as all of this verbiage is, Millennium Force “shoots riders over hills, past lagoons and through tunnels, all at unthinkable speeds.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The unthinkable had already happened—a nuclear reactor had melted down.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland