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How to use possible in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun

Possible means able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible. Example: “Rain tomorrow is possible, but I wouldn't bet on it.”

Examples of possible by meaning

adjectiveAble but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.

  • Rain tomorrow is possible, but I wouldn't bet on it.
  • It's not just possible, it's probable that there will be rain tomorrow.
  • In short, the Leninist-Stalinist version of socialism was a possible interpretation, though certainly not the only possible one, of Marx's doctrine.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon...

adjectiveCapable of being done or achieved; feasible.

  • It's possible for anyone to learn to play the bagpipes.
  • And success in minor degree, in the sense in which he uses the term "success," is only somewhat more possible than success in winning the White House chair.1901, Louis Freeland Smith, The Public, volume 4, page 438
  • Peace between Israel and the Arab countries is "more possible than any time before," says ex-Arab League U.N. ambassador Clovis Maskoud.1993 September 10, Lee Michael Katz, “Expectant Mideast hopes to bear twin peace deals”, in USA Today, archived from the original on 30 Jun...

adjectiveBeing considered, e.g. for a position.

  • Jones and Smith are both possible for the opening in sales.

nounA possible choice, notably someone being considered for a position.

  • Jones is a possible for the new opening in sales.

More sentences with possible

  • Heavy rains have caused the dam's abutments to seep, raising concern over possible dam failure.From the entry abutment
  • He was paid off the books and in kind where possible.From the entry pay
  • "Phone" is short for "telephone" and "asap" short for "as soon as possible".From the entry short
  • Already late for work, I shovelled breakfast into my mouth as fast as possible.From the entry shovel
  • The lexical disambiguation relies on looking ahead to identify possible senses.From the entry disambiguation
  • It is possible to grow the plants as dwarf as one desires.From the entry dwarf
  • It is possible to tessellate the plane with equilateral triangles and regular hexagons.From the entry tessellate
  • If you want to emphasise the shape, it is possible to gather the waistline.From the entry gather
  • A base jumper attempts to freefall for as long as possible before triggering the parachute.From the entry freefall
  • Imagine what might happen if it were possible to harness solar energy fully.From the entry harness
  • Collective salvation is not possible without personal salvation, but the latter is achievable.From the entry salvation
  • In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mount Shasta.From the entry summit
  • I would like to salute the many dedicated volunteers that make this project possible.From the entry salute
  • It is quite possible to fritter one's life away in answer to the endless calls of others.From the entry fritter
  • Although it is possible to represent this phonetic distinction orthographically, such representation is not emically realized.From the entry orthographically
  • The cars were parked as avoidably as possible, but it didn't prevent her from running into one.From the entry avoidably
  • A parsing of a sentence about a horse can yield several possible results.From the entry parsing
  • For mechanical systems, the phase space usually consists of all possible values of position and momentum variables.From the entry phase space
  • The rats came pouring out of every possible opening in the burning warehouse.From the entry pour out
  • This type of construction is sometimes possible, hinging on the circumstances involved.From the entry hinging on
  • Menthone occurs naturally in a number of essential oils and exists as four possible stereoisomers.From the entry menthone
  • In the weeks building up to the go-live, we began to fix problems as fast as possible.From the entry go-live
  • Spelching can be avoided by cutting in from the outside face where possible.From the entry spelch
  • Parents should clap up their children's wedding ceremonies as quickly as possible.From the entry clap up
  • It is better for us to reason this out as soon as possible.From the entry reason out
  • Unchecked technological progress will destroy us unless we retvrn as soon as possible.From the entry retvrn
  • The strongest possible full house is aces full of kings (three aces and two kings).From the entry full of
  • These two cases are specifiably distinct: it is possible to specify how they differ.From the entry specifiably
  • In the Gulf of Gdańsk, it is possible to spot ringed seals and harbour porpoises.From the entry Gulf of Gdańsk
  • In the heady days of their youth, they thought anything was possible.From the entry heady days
  • I met this woman the other day who's allergic to wheat. I didn't even know that was possible!From the entry this
  • Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible.From the entry given

Meaning of possible

  1. adjective Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.
  2. adjective Capable of being done or achieved; feasible.
  3. adjective Being considered, e.g. for a position.

Full definition of possible

Questions about possible in a sentence

How do you use possible in a sentence?
Possible is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “Rain tomorrow is possible, but I wouldn't bet on it.”
What is a short sentence with possible?
“Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible.”
What does possible mean?
Possible means able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: possible (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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