thinkable

Example Sentences

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The once unthinkable is now thinkable, such as formally annexing large sections of the West Bank, including "Area C," where up to 300,000 Palestinians live.

From Salon

The demonstrations have, at times, boldly called for China to return to the path of liberalization that seemed at least thinkable, even openly discussable, under Jiang’s rule.

From New York Times

The demonstrations have at times also boldly called for China to return to the path of political liberalization that seemed at least thinkable, even openly discussable, under Mr. Jiang during the 1990s.

From New York Times

We are two professional philosophers who have been trained to advocate the destructive worldview that has made world-wrecking practices not only thinkable, but normal, necessary, the way things have to be.

From Salon

As Russian forces suffer a weeks-long string of defeats, the prospect of Ukrainian victory is becoming thinkable without the United States having ever sent its army to the battlefield or air force to the skies.

From Washington Post