thinkable

Example Sentences

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As Russian forces suffer a weeks-long string of defeats, the prospect of Ukrainian victory is becoming thinkable without the United States having ever sent its army to the battlefield or air force to the skies.

From Washington Post

By the time construction began in 2019, the formerly unthinkable notion of shrinking the auditorium had become thinkable.

From New York Times

“Let’s make sure that families are moving to a place where abortion is not even thinkable.”

From Los Angeles Times

Still, improved alternative energy sources and construction techniques are making off-grid living more thinkable for more people, including those who don’t want to haul buckets of water from a well or live by candlelight.

From Washington Times

Japan nuclear authority chairman Toyoshi Fuketa said that the plan is made conservatively so the radiation impact on the environment could be still below the legal limit in case of any thinkable risks.

From Seattle Times