unthinkable for sb/sth

Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words

Indicates the person or entity for whom something is unimaginable.

unthinkableunthinkable + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • It's unthinkable for something like this to happen.
  • It was unthinkable for him to betray his friends.
  • Such a decision would be unthinkable for any responsible leader.
  • Leaving her children behind was unthinkable for the mother.
  • For a scientist, ignoring evidence is unthinkable.
  • In that era, a woman running a major company was unthinkable for many.
  • It's unthinkable for a modern city to lack basic sanitation.
  • Compromising on their principles was unthinkable for the activists.
  • For them, giving up without a fight was simply unthinkable.
  • He considered it unthinkable for anyone to question his authority.