Sentence examples for fathom the relationship from inspiring English sources
If I have trouble drifting off, I try and fathom the relationship between the Department of Health and NHS England and I'm off in a trice – it beats counting sheep.
I can't fathom the sort of relationship between donor and honoree that would prompt this offbeat bequest.
The mythologising of sisters, as best friends or sworn enemies, has at its heart the general anxiety of outsiders unable to fathom the complexity of the relationship – it's no coincidence that the ancient Greek Gorgons, reptilian females who could turn men to stone with one look, were three sisters.
The script revisions for the musical have mostly dealt with its toughest relationship to fathom, the sweet-and-sadomasochistic bond between Carrie and Margaret, played in the new production by the 22-year-old actress Molly Ranson and by the Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie ("Kiss Me, Kate," "Next to Normal").
He started having grand mal seizures when he was 15; it is now estimated that around a third of autistic people also experience epilepsy, though the relationship between the two is something that neuroscience has yet to fathom.
The relationship between Ethan and Timothy, whose not always distinct perspectives alternate, isn't easily fathomed, and although italicised chunks of backstory fill in some of the gaps, the manner in which they do so is more functional than elegant.
The relationship suffered, as did many of his other close relationships with family and friends who could not fathom what he had been through.
By breaking down a being into its essential matter, perhaps she can begin to fathom her relationship to it.
Before, we could never fathom the idea of being more than just friends, especially because she was involved in a relationship with a friend of mine.
Through tears and prayers, they tried to fathom the unfathomable.
