How to Use palpable in a Sentence

palpable

adjective
  • 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 change of pace is palpable.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
  • The change of pace is palpable.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
  • That feeling of doom is so palpable for all of us.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • On the day of their wedding, the love in the air is palpable.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Even in the editing, the seams of the cuts are kind of palpable.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
  • On stage and off, the closeness of the trio is palpable.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
  • And on this day, the clock effect was palpable from the get-go.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Still, the perks were palpable.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
  • But once students were back, the depth of their loss was palpable.
    — Meg Bernhard, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2023
  • As the weeks passed, the chest pain and fever became less palpable.
    — New York Times, 21 Jan. 2021
  • The through lines are maybe more palpable among some peers than others.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • His absence has been palpable in the kitchen since.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee march 15, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
  • And that joy is palpable for the viewer.
    — Jana Pollack, Parents, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The loss is palpable, yet the town survives.
    — Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
  • There is palpable dread among staffers, these people say.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Nolan’s distaste is palpable, up to a point.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • There is a palpable fear that their own progress–and that of their children–will be cut short.
    — Janet Murguía, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The buzz in the building was palpable.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • His presence in the boat was palpable.
    — Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • There is a palpable feeling that the ice is bearing down on the coast.
    — Ted Scambos, The Conversation, 7 June 2022
  • The need for the staff to maintain a certain pace is palpable.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The energy and sheer joy about movies in this room was palpable.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
  • At least two exchanges on this day brought palpable tension to the room.
    — Jonathan Jones, SI.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Emotions are palpable on the streets there.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Little is said, but the weight of war and despair is palpable.
    — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
  • 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
  • Of course, don’t expect these lessons to land all at once, or to feel this shift in a palpable way.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024

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