From time to time glaring lightning, livid or red, illuminated the sandy expanse, but afterwards fell a darkness so thick as to be almost palpable.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
But this time the phenomenon was so distinct, so well-nigh palpable that he could not doubt that he saw the real Medinet.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
The desolation of the place was such that it was almost palpable; it was a thing I felt I must touch and see.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook