In a sentence
Six example sentences with palpable, each labelled with its topic.
The silence before the soloist's first note was palpable; two thousand people seemed to be holding one breath.
Music
Tension in the arena was palpable in the final minute, thick enough that nobody in the upper deck sat down.
Basketball
Relief was palpable when the deal closed: people who had not spoken in weeks were laughing in the corridor.
Business
The doctor found a palpable swelling just below the ribs, firm enough to feel through the skin with two fingers.
Medicine
The frustration in the chamber was palpable as the vote was postponed for the fourth time in a month.
Politics
The heat from the reaction was palpable through the thick glove, a sign the mixture had started earlier than planned.
Science
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