fathom
noun
a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. fath
fathomable
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a word derived from
fathom.
Example Sentences
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Ohtani achieved MLB’s first ever 50-50 season, founding a once fathomable club that now has a membership of one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024
"This is like the absolute, absolute upper bound of what could possibly ever be fathomable," Veldman said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 13, 2023
Grief kicks the bereft all over the place, making Carrie's urge to spend Valentine's Day with a familiar face fathomable.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2023
But the chances are much higher than would have been fathomable until the past few years.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
They are fathomable; because they have one identical root; and this root is the ecstasy of the rhythm of the complex vision which transcends and surpasses them both.
From The Complex Vision by John Cowper Powys
