How to Use palpable in a Sentence

palpable

adjective
Definition of palpablenext
Synonyms for palpablenext
  • I felt a palpable sense of relief.
  • There was a palpable excitement in the air as the town prepared for the festival.
  • The attraction between them was palpable.
  • The pain in his face at the word couldn’t was palpable.
    — Saul Elbein, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2020
  • The history is palpable in the knots of the old logs and high beams of the great room.
    — Sharyn Alden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2018
  • And on this day, the clock effect was palpable from the get-go.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The desire to see the lights go back on has been palpable.
    — oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2021
  • The change is palpable, starting in the last few years.
    — Time, 1 Mar. 2018
  • As the weeks passed, the chest pain and fever became less palpable.
    — New York Times, 21 Jan. 2021
  • The need for the staff to maintain a certain pace is palpable.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
  • In Tehran and elsewhere, anger on the streets has been palpable.
    — NBC News, 13 Jan. 2020
  • The iPhone App Store had just launched in 2008, and there was a palpable sense of potential in the air.
    — Les Borsai, Spin, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Still, the worry and weight of the moment here is palpable.
    — Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2020
  • The damage is palpable but the spark ignites a candle in the dark.
    — Steve West, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The excitement in the room was palpable even through the pixels of my screen.
    — Meghan O'Rourke, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2021
  • There is a palpable feeling that the ice is bearing down on the coast.
    — Ted Scambos, The Conversation, 7 June 2022
  • The buzz is palpable — and that’s not just the caffeine talking.
    — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2022
  • The ride ended, the girl ran back to her parents, and my sense of loss was palpable.
    — Geoff Kronik, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2018
  • But the backlash to the election chaos has been palpable.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, ajc, 19 Feb. 2023
  • But once students were back, the depth of their loss was palpable.
    — Meg Bernhard, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2023
  • That feeling was palpable as the Foxes stepped on the field for warm-ups.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2023
  • There is a palpable fear that their own progress–and that of their children–will be cut short.
    — Janet Murguía, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Anger was palpable as the protesters walked through the streets.
    — Matt Mencarini, The Courier-Journal, 24 Sep. 2020
  • The through lines are maybe more palpable among some peers than others.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The signs of this hope are as palpable as the pink and white magnolia flowers that bloom in spring.
    — John Blake, CNN, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Little is said, but the weight of war and despair is palpable.
    — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
  • Even with a mask on, his joy in the memory is palpable.
    — Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Although the shooter was dead, a sense of fear was palpable.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The palpable presence of paint applied in such a manner as to evoke.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2022
  • At least two exchanges on this day brought palpable tension to the room.
    — Jonathan Jones, SI.com, 20 Feb. 2018

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