literally impossible

Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words

Used to add strong emphasis, meaning something is not just difficult but truly impossible.

literallyADVERB + ADJECTIVE

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impossible

Examples (10)

  • It is literally impossible to finish this project by tomorrow.
  • Without a map, finding the treasure would be literally impossible.
  • She felt it was literally impossible to learn all the material in one night.
  • The task, given the resources, was literally impossible to accomplish.
  • He declared that passing the exam without studying was literally impossible.
  • Many thought achieving their goal was literally impossible, but they persevered.
  • Trying to juggle three jobs and a full-time study schedule is literally impossible for most.
  • They faced a challenge that seemed literally impossible to overcome.
  • To reconstruct the ancient artifact perfectly from fragments is literally impossible.
  • It would be literally impossible to ignore such a glaring error.