impossible

adjective

im·pos·si·ble | \ (ˌ)im-ˈpä-sə-bəl

Definition of impossible

1a : incapable of being or of occurring

b : felt to be incapable of being done, attained, or fulfilled : insuperably difficult an impossible deadline

2a : extremely undesirable : unacceptable

b : extremely awkward or difficult to deal with the actor was impossible on the set

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Examples of impossible in a Sentence

It's impossible to predict the future. The heavy rain made it impossible to see the road. It's physically impossible for a child to lift that much at once. It's virtually impossible to book a flight just before the holiday. These math problems are impossible! You refuse to help and then criticize me for not doing it right? You're impossible! My boss is just an impossible woman.

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The heart of this particular genre’s appeal is watching somebody do the impossible — fight an entire world of enemies singlehandedly, and win — but without the superheroic gifts that dominate the defining genre of our time. — Ross Douthat, National Review, "Keanu Reeves’ Dance with Death in John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum," 20 June 2019 There are five hotels in Rancho Bernardo and trying to find a vacant room will be next to impossible. — Pomerado News, "World’s best junior golfers coming to Rancho Bernardo," 19 June 2019 Netanyahu has repeatedly tried to push back a pre-indictment hearing, most recently claiming that upcoming elections in September make an October hearing impossible. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israel’s prime minister, sentenced for corruption," 16 June 2019 Don't hesitate to stretch and reach for the seemingly impossible. — BostonGlobe.com, "Horoscope," 10 June 2019 But the truth is that being financially successful is almost impossible without making a budget. — Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day, "How to Make a Budget That's Easy to Understand and Easier to Follow," 10 June 2019 In Bangladesh, for example, rice agriculture is increasingly impossible as fields are flooded with seawater. — Adam Moolna, Quartz India, "How mangroves could protect us from storms like Cyclone Fani," 7 June 2019 So the 34-year-old go-getter has set out to do the impossible: Recruit and elect more Republican women to Congress, even as national support for the GOP among women and young people is waning. — Rebecca Gale, Marie Claire, "Elise Stefanik Is Going to Bring Women Back to the GOP," 25 Mar. 2019 As a result, the SNES Classic never ran into the same impossible-to-find supply issues as the NES model. — Dami Lee, The Verge, "Nintendo’s NES Classic and SNES Classic are going out of production," 14 Dec. 2018

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