Sentence examples for did the improbable from inspiring English sources

Then Hudson, battling nerves and rejuvenated Yankee hopes in their raucous stadium, did the improbable.

Van Gogh did the improbable, winning by trying too hard — banging into limits that disintegrated, as profound inventions of linear rhythm and color harmony transfigured dicey motifs.

But on Thursday, in the teeth of a huge, unusually hostile crowd at Camden Yards, they did the improbable in the eighth inning.

Of course those shows didn't have the ace in the hole that "Tinker, Tailor" did: the improbable presence of one of the 20th century's great film actors, Alec Guinness, as Smiley.

Oversight of the dam project by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, which had responsibility, was so weak that a contractor hired to build a giant production facility to seal leaks in the soil did the improbable, to say the least: the contractor undertook to build a different kind of facility, which could not seal the leaks.

Baker had done the improbable: he had evened the match while tiring and frustrating Simon.

It's that he has done the improbable — he's made the Democrats look like a credible alternative.

Abbott has done the improbable, and come up with a perfect cast which is as diverse as the city in which it is set: Manchester.

And with the Spurs' Derek Anderson sidelined for at least part of the series with a separated shoulder, Antonio Daniels will be asked to do the improbable: contain Bryant.

(Middle grade/young adult; ages 10 and up) A reporter who covered Wal-Mart for The Wall Street Journal for five years has done the improbable: she has created a superb business book for children.

In this section Bridging the fiscal chasm Rushing to join Thin ice ReprintsMr Diao is hopeful his film can do the improbable: thrill viewers at home and abroad, pass Chinese censors and stay true to his artistic vision.