out of the question
Example Sentences
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Upsetting Canadian customers, who Cohen called “friendly neighbors,” was also out of the question.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Direct landfall of a hurricane-strength Marie is out of the question for California, and there’s only a 10% chance of a direct tropical storm landfall, said UC climate scientist Daniel Swain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
But it’s not out of the question that it will have some impact.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
With the scrape Debbie and Judith find themselves in, a beach holiday is out of the question.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
If the wind didn’t abate—and soon—the summit would be out of the question for all of us.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
