humanly possible

idiom

: capable of being done
We'll do everything humanly possible to help.

Examples of humanly possible in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web McCrimmon’s Fanny, by contrast, has the hectic air of a jobbing performer, a scrapper more than a sure thing, one who learned to talk as fast as humanly possible before the door slams in her face. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024 While many eclipse-chasers are booking up hotels and Airbnbs located along the path of totality, some travelers are taking to the skies in order to get as close to the celestial event as humanly possible. Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2024 The kiss between the two pop goddesses caused quite a stir, but history can be a fickle mistress, especially when MTV is trying to be as messy as humanly possible. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2023 Reunited, they are restored to life, magnetized into ecstasy, determined to do everything humanly possible to merge into a single organism. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024 Rick Brewer, spokesperson for Caltrans in Sacramento, said the technology could be used to analyze an immense amount of incoming traffic data much faster than is humanly possible and present traffic engineers with potential solutions related to signal timing and lane usage. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024 For $20, customers could choose two types of shrimp from the menu and stuff as much down their gobs as humanly possible. Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 17 Nov. 2023 Every team uses analytics to some extent since common sense is to utilize as much as information as humanly possible. Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023 How have any of his last three seasons, in particular, been humanly possible? Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023

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“Humanly possible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humanly%20possible. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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