incredible - use in sentences

Preposition: that

  • anyone: I still find it incredible that anyone would go to such lengths to give what is obviously a purely one-sided point of view.
  • man: It's quite incredible that one man can evoke such controversy as to cause this, but I suppose it should be expected.

Modifying Another Word

  • absolutely: You can actually see the heat rising above the ground, an absolutely incredible place to experience.
  • frankly: Any such endeavor would seem clumsy and, as in this case, frankly incredible.
  • truly: I had a great fortnight in the sun, in a truly incredible country.
  • utterly: The promise of His first coming was so utterly incredible that it may well have staggered faith.
  • almost: In Killinchy - the record is almost incredible - his stipend was £ 4 a year.
  • quite: Her dancing in the first act is quite incredible.

Infinitive complement

  • watch: The father and son team at the spiny forest near Ifaty, were incredible to watch.
  • see: It's been incredible to see them carry out our plans to perfection.

Modifies a noun

  • feat: That Brian spent all those long cold hours over Arctic waters is an incredible feat in itself.
  • journey: The film shows the outcome of an incredible personal journey.
  • achievement: This is an incredible achievement for a party that's just over two years old.
  • scenery: Then continue south by Big Sur o­n Highway 1, where you will experience some of the most incredible coastal scenery in America.
  • talent: All in all, Martha Wainwright is an incredible musical talent, who is not afraid to experiment with genres.
  • amount: The model makes an incredible amount of sense on paper.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Indeed, it seems incredible that German supremo Gerhard Schroeder polled a mere 19 votes.
  • appear: It may appear incredible to many people that forensic science is a concept that is not recognized under the Law.
  • sound: When Jesus promised to rise from the dead it sounded incredible.
  • look: They're gritty, they look incredible, and they're just one more factor that will make those spectators remember you.

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