fathom

Example Sentences

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Although smoke-filled pubs are hard to fathom for younger Scots, Alexandra and Andrew say they would not necessarily be opposed to indoor smoking areas in areas that do not serve food.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"Can't even begin to fathom or process this," wrote Watt.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

It is "hard to fathom just how quickly Heated Rivalry took the world by storm", Radio Times said last month.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

The idea of leaving this place behind is something he can’t fathom.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

We said we would not; she demanded that we should not travel one fathom without two of us remained behind.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson