How to Use impossible in a Sentence

impossible

adjective
  • 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 impossible to predict the future.
  • My boss is just an impossible woman.
  • You refuse to help and then criticize me for not doing it right? You're impossible!
  • It's virtually impossible to book a flight just before the holiday.
  • These math problems are impossible!
  • Which is impossible when the kitchen is the size of a stick of gum.
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2022
  • Most thought of it as an impossible thing to do.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That’s the kind of streak that should be impossible.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Even in the face of impossible odds.
    Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • That seemed impossible a few weeks ago.
    Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • None of that makes the project impossible.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • These are impossible choices much of the world does not have to make.
    Dawn Huckelbridge, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2024
  • This, of course, is an impossible task.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • But breaking the grip that your phone has on you isn’t impossible.
    Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The doubt starts to creep in yet again, thoughts of this being impossible.
    Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • So many grout lines meant keeping the grout clean was next to impossible.
    Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 13 July 2026
  • In those states, these little frogs can seem impossible to get rid of.
    Ana V. Longo, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • The idea of a free meal without strings can seem impossible.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The tight end class is impossible to ignore this year.
    Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Add gear to the mix, and staying tidy is impossible.
    Amelia Arvesen, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Drinks at Turk’s are impossible to pass up.
    Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • My mom was impossible that way.
    Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 17 June 2026
  • And that seemed impossible to him.
    Manoush Zomorodi, STAT, 24 June 2026
  • Grant was almost impossible to rush at the plate.
    Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The changes are impossible to miss.
    Aaron Leibowitz may 8, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
  • The noise was so loud that talking was impossible.
    Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Most days do not feel hard because the work a leader has to do is impossible.
    Rawad Baroud, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • But so far that's been impossible.
    Rob Stein, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025

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