conceivable
adjective
con·ceiv·able
kən-ˈsē-və-bəl 
: capable of being conceived : imaginable
every conceivable combination
Examples of conceivable in a Sentence
They discussed the question from every conceivable angle.
It is conceivable that she will refuse to go.
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Why does rhythm and rhyme put me to sleep, why does the language of poets seem to me to be the least interesting language conceivable?
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Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Wright’s approach to the saxophone is often cubist in nature, reducing the music to isolated phrases and sounds and then battering them from every conceivable angle.
—Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
That world was unimaginable before Turner’s work to make CNN conceivable and then real.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
McDaniels held onto Murray for dear life — often literally clasping his jersey — as the Nuggets tried to run him off every conceivable screen.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Wright’s approach to the saxophone is often cubist in nature, reducing the music to isolated phrases and sounds and then battering them from every conceivable angle.
—Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
That world was unimaginable before Turner’s work to make CNN conceivable and then real.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
McDaniels held onto Murray for dear life — often literally clasping his jersey — as the Nuggets tried to run him off every conceivable screen.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for conceivable
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“Conceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conceivable. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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