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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An Essay on the Principles of Population was his attempt to ascertain where some of those limits might lie, so that policy could respond to social problems effectively, rather than exacerbating them by trying to achieve the impossible.
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Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
Most notably, Lee and her team of award-winning chefs did it all by embracing the impossible – using many local and organic ingredients, every Katie’s pizza is handmade.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
From 48 yards out, Wilson pulled off the impossible with yet another go-ahead score in the final minute to retake the lead for New York, 37-34, with 25 seconds to go.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Fashion commentators declared that Lamar had achieved the impossible—reviving a style of pants widely believed to be lost to time and the liquidation of Wet Seal.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
Most notably, Lee and her team of award-winning chefs did it all by embracing the impossible – using many local and organic ingredients, every Katie’s pizza is handmade.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
From 48 yards out, Wilson pulled off the impossible with yet another go-ahead score in the final minute to retake the lead for New York, 37-34, with 25 seconds to go.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Fashion commentators declared that Lamar had achieved the impossible—reviving a style of pants widely believed to be lost to time and the liquidation of Wet Seal.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 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 20 Sep. 2025.
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