Below you will find example sentences with "virtually impossible". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Virtually Impossible in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: impossible
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.8 words

Words in this phrase

virtually impossible

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • virtually can mean: Almost but not quite. Frequent word
  • impossible can mean: Not possible; not able to be done or happen. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a settlement virtually impossible 1× game was virtually impossible to complete 1× has become virtually impossible for washington 1× heat was virtually impossible sources briefed 1× it is virtually impossible for her 1× it is virtually impossible for someone 1× it is virtually impossible for the 1× it is virtually impossible to run 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

it is virtually 2× additionally bitcoin is 1× as one observer 1× bongino also demonstrated 1× but after pushing 1× dr anne henderson 1×

Common sentence endings:

a motivated foe 1× arbitrary and contradictory 1× at its core 1× by abused children 1× conclusions about them 1× developing a reputation 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

clinic 2× get 2× cocoa 2× cultivated 2× two 2× health 2× new 2× find 2× pay 2× making 2× anne 1× henderson 1×

Related phrases

mission impossible almost impossible nearly impossible impossible dead physically impossible

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around impossible:

almost impossible 13× nearly impossible 13× impossible dead 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

virtual world virtual reality virtual memory virtual machine virtual circuits virtual boy

Just after it in the phrase index:

visible light vision pro visiting fellow visiting professor visitors alike visitors annually

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

mission impossible almost impossible nearly impossible physically impossible

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "virtually impossible" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 23.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a settlement virtually impossible, game was virtually impossible to complete, clinic, get and cocoa stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with mission impossible, almost impossible, nearly impossible, almost impossible, nearly impossible and impossible dead, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with virtually impossible

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

For those in North America, the T-Roc is virtually impossible to obtain. (13 words)

But the later levels were so difficult, the game was virtually impossible to complete. (14 words)

It is virtually impossible for the Browns not to get in at this point. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

In addition to being virtually impossible to navigate for anyone who did not graduate from a traditional training program, the auditors noted, the rules for who qualified for a license were arbitrary and contradictory. (34 words)

Bongino also demonstrated how it is virtually impossible for someone to put a bag of cocaine in a White House cubby, lock it inside, and not leave any trace of fingerprints or DNA. (33 words)

Featuring airtight harmonies and slap bass that make it virtually impossible not to bop along, this retro pop jam is one of many infectious tracks for which the group is developing a reputation. (33 words)

Exclamation examples

I thought this was supposed to be virtually impossible for a portfolio with 100 stocks! (15 words)

Example sentences (20)

Dr Anne Henderson, an NHS consultant gynaecologist who runs a menopause clinic, said: 'It is now impossible to get patches – it is virtually impossible to run a clinic.

Additionally, Bitcoin is highly secure, as the blockchain technology it is based on is virtually impossible to hack or manipulate.

As one observer remarks: “Sadly, it is virtually impossible today to separate cocoa that is cultivated by ethical producers from cocoa that is cultivated by abused children.

Bongino also demonstrated how it is virtually impossible for someone to put a bag of cocaine in a White House cubby, lock it inside, and not leave any trace of fingerprints or DNA.

But after pushing Purdue into overtime on its home court in December, losing two starters Friday made it virtually impossible to replicate on the road against a motivated foe.

But the later levels were so difficult, the game was virtually impossible to complete.

Everywhere, frequent communications blackouts make it virtually impossible to coordinate the distribution of aid, and to let people know how to access it, the UN Chief added.

Health Canada stated in a statement on Wednesday that the new laws "will make it virtually impossible to avoid health warnings" on tobacco products.

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However, the sheer lack of information makes it virtually impossible to draw any conclusions about them.

In addition to being virtually impossible to navigate for anyone who did not graduate from a traditional training program, the auditors noted, the rules for who qualified for a license were arbitrary and contradictory.

I thought this was supposed to be virtually impossible for a portfolio with 100 stocks!

It is virtually impossible for her to even begin to relate to the struggles Jazz is facing.

It is virtually impossible for the Browns not to get in at this point.

It will be virtually impossible for them to find new two-bedroom units at the same price they currently pay.

The British Medical Association accused Mr Barclay of ‘ignoring’ all invitations to discuss the pay row, making attempts to find a settlement ‘virtually impossible’.

The Denver Broncos utilize a “live-barcode” system where the bar code continuously changes, making it virtually impossible for scammers to duplicate, Watada said.

Yet once Lillard was convinced that joining the Heat was virtually impossible, sources briefed on discussions say he became open to the prospect of playing for the Bucks and the Brooklyn Nets.

By Dr. M. Reza Behnam After a half-century of steadfast support, it has become virtually impossible for Washington to imagine a regional reality that does not have Israel at its core.

Featuring airtight harmonies and slap bass that make it virtually impossible not to bop along, this retro pop jam is one of many infectious tracks for which the group is developing a reputation.

For those in North America, the T-Roc is virtually impossible to obtain.

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