palpable

Example Sentences

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On Wednesday, there was a palpable sense of relief in Dubai, Doha and Kuwait that these Gulf cities avoided potentially catastrophic Iranian retaliatory strikes on their own power plants and water desalination facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The house needn’t be fleshed out to be made to seem real, but since it plays such an important role in the play, its presence onstage ought to at least be palpable to the characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Despite the palpable tension in the room, Japan still offered up billions of dollars in U.S. infrastructure investments.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

The anticipation for the nominees to hear who else had won must have been palpable.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

He did not seem afraid of his superior, despite Garland’s palpable wrath.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick