unthinkable

Example Sentences

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But for a Chinese child watching the videos, “these are unthinkable after growing up in a very safe—a constrained but safe—environment in China.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

For many, the idea of filming and broadcasting such intimate moments, including the actual birth of their child, would be unthinkable.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Or it may need to consider the unthinkable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Just a year ago, the idea of commodity-sensitive energy companies reaching these valuations would have been unthinkable.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Private gatherings such as this were not held very often—only when the idea of defeat became not only unthinkable but intolerable.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger