prove impossible

Frequency: 6.57.8 per million words

Indicates that something was shown to be impossible after attempts were made.

impossibleVERB + impossible (sense: not possible)

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Examples (10)

  • Despite their best efforts, the rescue mission quickly proved impossible due to the severe weather.
  • Without proper funding, the project will eventually prove impossible to complete.
  • He tried every method, but solving the puzzle proved impossible within the given time limit.
  • The task, initially thought simple, began to prove impossible as new complications arose.
  • Many believed the journey across the desert would prove impossible, and they were right.
  • Her attempt to reconcile the two factions proved impossible, as their differences were too great.
  • After several failures, it proved impossible to launch the rocket with the current technology.
  • To achieve a perfect score proved impossible for most students, despite intensive study.
  • The negotiation proved impossible without a neutral mediator to bridge the gap.
  • We realized that building the structure on such unstable ground would prove impossible.