impossibly
adverb
im·pos·si·bly
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Definition of impossibly
1
: not possibly
2
: to an improbable degree : unbelievably
an impossibly green lawn
Examples of impossibly in a Sentence
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In the corner, an impossibly narrow spiral staircase made of plastic led to a bedroom in the basement. — Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, "Soul-crushing. Demoralizing. My tortured odyssey to find an apartment in Boston," 30 Aug. 2019 The film is a charming quest to give anyone who hasn’t traveled to the moon a sense of how impossibly large the universe is, an analog adventure in basic math and measurement. — Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, "Business Needs a New Perspective: raceAhead," 26 Aug. 2019 Tolkien’s writing is at times almost impossibly beautiful, and his vision unparalleled. — Adam Epstein, Quartzy, "George R.R. Martin may never finish those books. Here’s what to read while you wait," 24 Aug. 2019 This fishing port is almost impossibly picturesque, the soaring Cathedral of Saint Euphemia rising 200 feet above the Old Town, ringed by offshore islands. — Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, "Istria Has All the Beauty of the Mediterranean and None of Croatia's Crowds," 16 Aug. 2019 Strangers on the street comment on his smile and his impossibly long eyelashes. — Beatrix M. Rooney, Longreads, "Heartbreaker," 9 Aug. 2019 As a child at the end of Generation X, the year 2020 seemed impossibly far away for much of my life. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Years and Years: Dystopian sci-fi that makes Black Mirror feel bubbly," 8 Aug. 2019 Aurora climbed in, under piles of blankets of faerie workmanship, each one almost impossibly warm and light. — David Canfield, EW.com, "Exclusive: Get a first look at Holly Black's original Maleficent novel," 7 Aug. 2019 The skin care trend has women regularly defuzzing in the name of impossibly smooth, soft, fresh-feeling skin. — Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, "What Is Dermaplaning? Everything You Need to Know Before Shaving Your Face With a Scalpel," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'impossibly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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