POSSIBLE in a Sentence

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420 example sentences for POSSIBLE, such as:
1. It is possible to argue that the rules are too strict.
2. It was imperative that he act as naturally as possible.
3. Try to keep your account of events as factual as possible.
4. We will use every possible means to achieve our objective.
5. It should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of POSSIBLE
possible
 n.  something that can be done
 a.  capable of happening or existing
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  On thinking the matter over, it must have occurred to him that it was possible that he had lost the ring in the road after leaving the house.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
2  The animals were happy as they had never conceived it possible to be.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter III
3  These two disagreed at every point where disagreement was possible.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V
4  It was possible to foresee that the coming winter would be a hard one.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VI
5  The animals watched his coming and going with a kind of dread, and avoided him as much as possible.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VI
6  The young pigs were piebald, and as Napoleon was the only boar on the farm, it was possible to guess at their parentage.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter IX
7  No escape was possible; meeting was inevitable.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 3
8  It is possible that the postoffice may fail me, and this letter not come into your hands until to-morrow morning.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
9  Jekyll was no worse; he woke again to his good qualities seemingly unimpaired; he would even make haste, where it was possible, to undo the evil done by Hyde.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE
10  It was even harder than he could have believed possible, to separate in his own conscience his abandonment by all his fellows from a baseless sense of shame and disgrace.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER IV
11  She had made the slightest action possible, as if she would have risen in a hurry and gone away.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII
12  With all possible respect both for Mr. Gradgrind and for Mr. Bounderby, I think I perceive that he has not been fortunate in his training.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII
13  The Pilgrim mounted with more deliberation, reaching, as he departed, his hand to Gurth, who kissed it with the utmost possible veneration.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
14  De Bracy, and other knights attached to Prince John, in obedience to a hint from him, had joined the party of the challengers, John being desirous to secure, if possible, the victory to that side.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
15  There was, however, as much of bold frankness in the knight's countenance as was possible to be expressed by features.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Try to keep your account of events as factual as possible.
2  We will use every possible means to achieve our objective.
3  The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe that it is possible.
4  It was imperative that he act as naturally as possible.
5  Please inform us of any change of address as soon as possible.
6  It should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement.
7  There was total agreement to start the peace process as soon as possible.
8  The city's bomb shelters were being prepared for possible air raids.
9  We must go on to do all in our power to conquer the doubts and the fears, the ignorance and the greed, which made this horror possible.
10  We must weed out the yellow flowers among the onions as soon as possible.
11  Press reports make his actions appear in the worst possible light.
12  Places are strictly limited, so you should apply as soon as possible.
13  It's no longer possible to argue that crime is unconnected with unemployment.
14  It is possible to argue that the rules are too strict.
15  They argue that the possible risks attached to such vaccines vastly outweigh any advantages.