Below you will find example sentences with "possible explanation". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Possible Explanation in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: explanation
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 24.8 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 13 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "possible explanation" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 24.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as one possible explanation for this, a possible explanation for the, set, show and small stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with whenever possible, best possible, earliest possible and plausible explanation, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with possible explanation
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
That's the only possible explanation. (6 words)
We tested one possible explanation by looking at how women rated their relationships. (13 words)
One possible explanation is that the person has disabled location sharing for their device. (14 words)
The mayor of Marseille said a parallel could not be drawn while the prosecutor said the buildings that collapsed on Sunday were not known to have any structural problems, and that a gas explosion is being investigated as a possible explanation. (41 words)
Her motivations for doing an album beyond the “Joker” soundtrack album aren’t entirely simple to suss, but the best possible explanation is that, having proven she’s a good collaborator, she wanted to do something that was purely her vision. (41 words)
Lower stress levels are not the only possible explanation for churchgoers’ longer lifespans: Non-churchgoers had a higher mortality rate even after controlling their medical conditions, which suggests religiosity alone may play a factor in longevity. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
One possible explanation for this might be the small amount of domestic cattle genes that are now in most bison populations, though this is not the only possible explanation for bison success.
Some believe that heroin produces more euphoria than other opioids; one possible explanation is the presence of 6-monoacetylmorphine, a metabolite unique to heroin – although a more likely explanation is the rapidity of onset.
Under this principle, an explanation is valid if it is the best possible explanation of a set of known data.
Lower stress levels are not the only possible explanation for churchgoers’ longer lifespans: Non-churchgoers had a higher mortality rate even after controlling their medical conditions, which suggests religiosity alone may play a factor in longevity.
One possible explanation for these low response rates is that current treatment approaches do not adequately target anhedonia.
One possible explanation for why the drug failed to show bone improvement in HR-pQCT but did show improvement in DXA is that the two tests examine different aspects of bone structure.
One possible explanation is that the person has disabled location sharing for their device.
Phyna revealed a possible explanation for their argument when she asserted that Ilebaye was unappreciative of her efforts to succeed on the show.
The mayor of Marseille said a parallel could not be drawn while the prosecutor said the buildings that collapsed on Sunday were not known to have any structural problems, and that a gas explosion is being investigated as a possible explanation.
This is the only possible explanation for his cold, which I find scary to think about.
Her motivations for doing an album beyond the “Joker” soundtrack album aren’t entirely simple to suss, but the best possible explanation is that, having proven she’s a good collaborator, she wanted to do something that was purely her vision.
One possible explanation for the persistence of shortage areas is that such incentives are too small or too fleeting.
Another possible explanation for why "White Wolf" graffiti would appear on the set can be attributed to another set photo that made its way online earlier today.
A third possible explanation for the dimming is that Betelgeuse could be shedding some of its own material back into space, creating dust clouds that obscure our view of the star.
It seemed impossible, yet it was presented as a possible explanation for a provocative spectral signal reported this past September.
That's the only possible explanation.
We tested one possible explanation by looking at how women rated their relationships.
A possible explanation for the correlation is indirect: Those who spend more time playing video games are likely to spend less time exercising, thus weighing more.
A third possible explanation begins with the observation that profits have been large while wage payments have been low relative to the size of the economy.
One possible explanation for this variability is that Kavanaugh’s law clerks have more influence than usual over the writing process.