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

“Australians,” Rowland-Smith said, “they can’t fathom kids signing for that much money.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 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

It is difficult for us to fathom fully the threat that Burr represented to Hamilton because we know that the American experiment with republican government was destined to succeed.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis