palpable

Example Sentences

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Despite the palpable tension in the room, Japan still offered up billions of dollars in U.S. infrastructure investments.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

As Ryland works to translate Rocky’s language and build a system for the two to communicate, the bond formed between human and pentapedal boulder is palpable.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

While it is true that the Arab embargo of 1973-74 and the Iranian revolution in 1979 did reduce market supply, neither caused the shortages nor the palpable sense of crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

But there is a palpable brightness in her voice when I ask about her son, Teo, whose name we have changed.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The darkness hung about our tiny circle of lamplight as heavy and palpable as a curtain.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt