fathom

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"I can't fully fathom what's going on!" he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

She couldn’t fathom why Utah hadn’t put up more of a fight to keep Sundance in town as it seemed to her that it had been a fiscal boon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

I want to know why he's so interested in death, and he looks almost as if he can't fathom the question.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

To Ole Miss fans who have waited their entire lives for a postseason performance like that, Chambliss’s game was hard to fathom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

His father, Gaston, had hesitated, looking suddenly stricken for reasons Bobby could not fathom, but finally said he would send him the addresses later, if the crew really went to Europe.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown