appear impossible
Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words
Used to describe a situation that seems impossible based on initial observation.
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Examples (10)
- At first glance, the task seemed to appear impossible.
- The rescue mission began to appear impossible as night fell.
- Despite the challenges, we cannot let it appear impossible.
- For a moment, success seemed to appear impossible.
- Without enough resources, the project will appear impossible to complete.
- Even when things appear impossible, one must persevere.
- The problem may appear impossible, but there's always a solution.
- His ambitious goals initially appeared impossible to achieve.
- She refused to give up, even when victory began to appear impossible.
- To many, climbing that mountain would appear impossible.