outside the range/realm of possibility
idiom
: not possible
Space travel was once thought to be outside the range/realm of possibility.
It is not outside the range/realm of possibility that he could get laid off.
Examples of outside the range/realm of possibility in a Sentence
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So the novel’s plot, Hiaasen insisted, is not outside the realm of possibility.
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Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
So a lot is different, but nothing outside the realm of possibility.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Given the current state of affairs, however, partition is not outside the realm of possibility.
—Christopher Tounsel, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
For the first three-quarters of the match, a stunning loss wasn’t outside the realm of possibility.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
Maybe that sounds absurdly idealistic and totally outside the realm of possibility for Disneyland.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
And in such a divided Congress, the notion of a shutdown dragging on past a week is never entirely outside the realm of possibility.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Even though beating Trump looks outside the realm of possibility, beating expectations (and Haley) with a clear runner-up performance in the mid-20s is feasible.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2024
These corner cases are improbable, but not outside the realm of possibility, and experts plan for them through equations that test a system’s validity.
—Adrienne Bernhard, Popular Mechanics, 2 July 2021
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Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
So a lot is different, but nothing outside the realm of possibility.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Given the current state of affairs, however, partition is not outside the realm of possibility.
—Christopher Tounsel, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
For the first three-quarters of the match, a stunning loss wasn’t outside the realm of possibility.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
Maybe that sounds absurdly idealistic and totally outside the realm of possibility for Disneyland.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
And in such a divided Congress, the notion of a shutdown dragging on past a week is never entirely outside the realm of possibility.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Even though beating Trump looks outside the realm of possibility, beating expectations (and Haley) with a clear runner-up performance in the mid-20s is feasible.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2024
These corner cases are improbable, but not outside the realm of possibility, and experts plan for them through equations that test a system’s validity.
—Adrienne Bernhard, Popular Mechanics, 2 July 2021
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“Outside the range/realm of possibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20the%20range%2Frealm%20of%20possibility. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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