fathom

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Former Cardinals team-mate JJ Watt said: "Can't even begin to fathom or process this. There's just no way. Way too soon. Way too special. So much left to give. Rest in peace Rondale."

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

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Unlike our playful plot to deceive the king and my father, this device that Hamlet rehearsed had a dark and serious purpose I could not fathom.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein