Sentence examples for unthinkable collapse from inspiring English sources

A night after an overzealous fan helped wreck one more postseason hope, the Cubs completed an unthinkable collapse on Wednesday.

The couple meet in various European cities and expensive hotels, exercising a freedom that was unthinkable before the collapse of Communism, their itinerary largely determined by Besfort's diplomatic travel (where "diplomat" probably also means "spy").

Analysts and energy executives said that Enron's collapse -- though unthinkable just weeks ago -- would be unlikely to cause a meltdown in the nation's energy markets.

Traditionally conservative Arab monarchies are now doing the unthinkable and risking total state collapse in Syria.

As Ireland follows Greece in the great bailout domino game, and Portugal and Spain loom, the euro can no longer take its survival for granted just because its collapse would be unthinkable.

Collapse was so unthinkable that the fire department's command centre was set up too close and was crushed when the building fell, killing senior officers.The aftermathIt remains to be seen if anybody deserves blame for this costly error.

Until the officials found themselves staring at the damage and feeling the buildings move that day, total collapses were virtually unthinkable.

But that one of our major high street banks could be allowed to collapse would have been unthinkable.

Don't they realize that the collapse of the euro zone — unthinkable a year ago; perhaps inevitable now — will hurt Germany much more than Greece?

What is more, with tax increases unlikely and with Europe on the brink, the unthinkable — a sovereign debt default or the collapse of the credit system — has suddenly become thinkable.

When I was disgorged to the sidewalk at 5 p.m., dinner was unthinkable, and I ate nothing else before collapsing into sleep later that night.