conceive of
Example Sentences
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Until, that is, they conceive of a plan to get Lady Jemima to accept Lord Wynstowe as her husband.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
If that is the case, along with the latest jobs numbers, it gets difficult “to even conceive of the Fed thinking seriously about cutting rates,” he says.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
“It is hard to conceive of a scenario where diesel prices aren’t sky-high and aren’t impacting inflation across the U.S.”
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
A sheep who can’t conceive of death, let alone accept that humans would want to murder and eat her entire flock, might as well be fodder.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
Her letter failed because she couldn’t conceive of the profundity of your problem—she couldn’t fathom the pressures brought to bear upon you because of environment, intellectual frustration and a growing tendency toward isolationism.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
