the unthinkable

noun

: something that one cannot accept, believe, or imagine

especially : something that is so bad that one does not want to think about it

And then, the unthinkable happened: the car skidded out of control and crashed.

Examples of the unthinkable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shortly after Yates’ husband Rusty Yates left for work at the Johnson Space Center, the unthinkable happened. —Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024

When the vacation goes awry, May must do the unthinkable in order to save her husband and kids: seek help from a hum with questionable motives. —Shannon Carlin, TIME, 22 May 2024

The three-age model does the unthinkable, taking millions of years of history and squeezing them into these distinct categories in which tool-making materials stand front and center as the driving force of societal growth. —Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024

According to officials, this was Watts’ motive for the unthinkable crimes. —Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024

Threatened by the reality of Jesus’ growing influence, religious leaders do the unthinkable—ally with their Roman oppressors. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024

Fans flock to stores on release day to do the unthinkable: purchase physical copies of her albums that come in multiple collectible versions. —Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024

For Tyson, the unthinkable happened in 2009 when his 4-year-old daughter Exodus died after accidentally choking herself with a cord. —Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024

That energy carried over as the Lions were preseason favorites to do the unthinkable and win the NFC North Division for the first time. —Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2024