unthinkable

Example Sentences

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Placing the concerns of the entertainment industry at the center of the city’s mayoral race would have been unthinkable even in the last election cycle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

In these kinds of cases, family members are often left asking an unthinkable question: Would their loved one still be alive if they’d received the necessary care?

From Salon • May 15, 2026

It’s why U.S. imports rose so much in the first quarter, causing the trade deficit to widen, and why Taiwan’s trade surplus has reached an almost unthinkable 24% of GDP.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Bosses in charge of the Scottish FA at the time did what would be unthinkable to the modern football fan - They gave up their place at the first World Cup after World War Two.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

It was almost unthinkable, but Jesse and Eric, at great expense, risk, and trouble, had re-created the look and feel of the Cave.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz