unthinkable

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

"On one hand, it would have been unthinkable a few months ago that Jodar could even be competing in a Grand Slam," Spanish tennis journalist Alejandro Ciriza told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

They point to domains where unthinkable technological advances have improved human performance, from Go players to chess grandmasters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 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 kid had done the unthinkable, he had chomped on one of Mars’s own bars.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli