unthinkable
Example Sentences
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That has caused tech companies to increase capital-spending plans to levels that would have been unthinkable until recently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Anyone who watched the colt win six of eight starts — including the Santa Anita Derby, the Preakness Stakes and finally the Haskell Stakes on July 19, 2025— might find that unthinkable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
US Supreme Court justices told Congress on Tuesday that escalating threats have forced them to confront dangers once unthinkable for the nation's top judges -- including explaining bulletproof vests to their children.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
"The fact of being here a few months ago was unthinkable," Merino said after the Portugal win.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Today the water looks considerably lower than it looks in the photographs McCandless took twelve months ago, but to try to ford the river here, in thundering midsummer flood, is nevertheless unthinkable.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
