Sentence examples for defied comprehension from inspiring English sources

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But the FBI had not made a mistake, and the truth was so outlandish, it defied comprehension.

Schopenhauer, too, felt that Hegel had prematurely proclaimed the finality of his own system, and, like Schelling, he believed that life's most important truths defied comprehension by reason.

The wall came without warning, rising suddenly to more than fifteen feet, and, along with cars and refrigerators and cattle and jewelry, claimed a death toll that defied comprehension as it escalated through the week.

As adept and intuitive a playmaker as the NBA had ever seen, Paul made passes that defied comprehension while shifting around his teammates (and opponents) like a master chess player.

On Tuesday, it was an earthquake that crushed the capital city of Port-au-Prince and much of its surroundings and raised the level of suffering and death to heights that defied comprehension.

I had seen the strain and destruction Delhi had undergone to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games and it defied comprehension how Hambantota, not yet even a city, could take on an event of such magnitude.

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The callous cruelty displayed defies comprehension.

In many ways, James Brown defies comprehension.

The sheer scale of the disaster almost defies comprehension.

The comedian, who specializes in song parodies, just released his… In many ways, James Brown defies comprehension.

The rout of Juventus in the last 16 of the Europa League still defies comprehension.

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