impossibility

Example Sentences

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Having just passed the first anniversary of one of my life’s most excruciating moments, I’ve been feeling the impossibility in that balancing act myself lately.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

It was in the impossibility of replacing what had died.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Not only are the Lakers facing an historical impossibility — you’ll remember that NBA teams leading three-games-to-none are 161-0 — but they’re already bearing the weight of an historical humiliation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

You'd say forget about that, that's an impossibility, but that's what he's done.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

He was never happier than when he had outwitted some foolish custom, and he was never more melancholy than when brooding over the impossibility of his ever being free.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright