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.

Examples of the impossible in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So what are your means to get through the impossible, not to get around it, not to play the part of somebody else to get through it. —José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026

McDavid is so good that the impossible becomes inevitable. —Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026

Then there’s the question of how and why Swalwell’s creepy and allegedly criminal behavior stayed hidden from public view for so long — especially when the impossible-to-miss fixture of cable TV embarked on a high-profile campaign to lead the nation’s most-populous state. —Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

That these glassblowers did the impossible work of trying to get the styles and stigma right, shaping the glass in these little blue flames. —Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the impossible

• possible