Sentence examples for virtually insurmountable from inspiring English sources

The problem just kept piling up until, in the eighteen-nineties, it seemed virtually insurmountable.

As a result, the math for Hillary Clinton has become a virtually insurmountable hurdle.

"The barriers to entry have been raised so high that, left standing, they appear virtually insurmountable," the study concluded.

When the primary juggernaut finally ends — following picturesque day trips to Puerto Rico and Guam — the superdelegates will likely succumb to the math of Mr. Obama's virtually insurmountable pledged-delegate total.

The Devils are faced with a virtually insurmountable task of winning three in a row after having lost three consecutive games to the Flyers in the four-of-seven-game Eastern Conference finals.

They said the rules imposed virtually insurmountable barriers to forcing a contested election, required too much time to actually get to the contest and imposed onerous and one-sided requirements that their nominees be independent.

It is nearly insurmountable.

It is almost insurmountable".

The odds seem almost insurmountable.

The Devils' task seems almost insurmountable.

A 1-0 deficit has been nearly insurmountable.