thinkable

Example Sentences

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A rate increase, once unthinkable, has become thinkable thanks to stubborn inflation, Iran and a resilient economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

But because of the people, things that seemed unthinkable suddenly were thinkable?

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

This was unthinkable at the start of the season given their pedigree, but it has become very thinkable in recent weeks, especially after the fearful going over they got when losing 4-2 in Paris.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

Had I been in office, not even thinkable.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2024

It was a time when the unthinkable became thinkable and the impossible really happened.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy