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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This leaves dad the impossible task of focusing at work with very little sleep, but also managing the guilt of having a partner at home caring for the baby solo.
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Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
As the battle’s only survivor, Scott must try and cross behind enemy lines over a perilous landscape littered with predators without being captured to complete the impossible mission.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 June 2025
Later, George Pendle reveals how one of Africa’s richest men did the impossible—made Trump shut up.
—Air Mail, 7 June 2025
In order to do what felt like the impossible two days ago and become the first Eastern Conference finals team in 44 years to come back from a 3-1 deficit, this has to be the norm for two more games.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
As the battle’s only survivor, Scott must try and cross behind enemy lines over a perilous landscape littered with predators without being captured to complete the impossible mission.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 June 2025
Later, George Pendle reveals how one of Africa’s richest men did the impossible—made Trump shut up.
—Air Mail, 7 June 2025
In order to do what felt like the impossible two days ago and become the first Eastern Conference finals team in 44 years to come back from a 3-1 deficit, this has to be the norm for two more games.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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 18 Jun. 2025.
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