the impossible
noun
: something that cannot be done or that is very difficult
Expecting people to do a good job in such a short time is asking the impossible.
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From my perch on a sun lounger, Friendship Bay stretches out below me – the curve of the powdery sand beach, the impossible blue of the sea and the calming lapping of the waves against the shore.
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Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
Sabit also speaks voluminously about the impossible burden and loneliness of the second-generation experience.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Breaking safe staffing agreements endangers patients’ lives and puts nurses in the impossible position of attempting to give optimal care to way too many people, even the most fragile.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
His small band of Spaniards pulled off the impossible, and conquered the Mexica empire with alliances, superior technology and diseases.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
Sabit also speaks voluminously about the impossible burden and loneliness of the second-generation experience.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Breaking safe staffing agreements endangers patients’ lives and puts nurses in the impossible position of attempting to give optimal care to way too many people, even the most fragile.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
His small band of Spaniards pulled off the impossible, and conquered the Mexica empire with alliances, superior technology and diseases.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the impossible
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“The impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20impossible. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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