How to Use enable in a Sentence

enable

verb
  • These choices are part of what enabled the company to be successful.
  • Be sure to enable your computer's firewall.
  • The machine enables us to create copies without losing quality.
  • The system enables students to access class materials online.
  • Does the shorthand and trust the two of you have built up now enable you to take more risks on-screen?
    Olivia-Anne Cleary, Variety, 28 July 2023
  • The city must enable access to the stations for at least 12 hours each day.
    Beth Mlady, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2021
  • In that setting, she was enabled to reach out to those in need.
    courant.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • There wasn’t a moment in his prep that wasn’t enabled by a woke brand.
    Cam Wolf, GQ, 21 June 2018
  • But the tumor was benign, and Quinn had surgery to enable him to live with the tumor.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Healthy sleep will enable you to feel more refreshed and less stressed.
    Sonja Marie, Essence, 30 June 2020
  • Here’s how to enable the updates for Bard and some advice to keep in mind.
    WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The two slots on the sides enable users to mount extra flashlights when needed.
    Toby Grey, BGR, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The affordances of sticks, pedals and things to hit with them enable our sound.
    Peter Rubin, Longreads, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Speed that enables him to run between the baselines in three to four seconds.
    Ailene Voisin, sacbee, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Use your router’s built-in fire wall, confirm it’s enabled.
    Sam Wood, Philly.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Here’s the thing: most men are ready, willing, and already enabling ways to change the equation and close the gender gap.
    Time, 18 July 2023
  • That enabled him to avoid capture by staying on the run for days in rugged mountains.
    Beth Warren, courier-journal.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • The sauropods had soft tissue pads to absorb their enormous weight and enable them to walk on land.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Moves were toward the basket, which one time enabled him to follow with a dunk.
    Duane Rankin, azcentral, 12 Jan. 2020
  • This mechanism also enables group traits to evolve in the yeast.
    Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 28 June 2018
  • Citi enables us to see the world from a financial standpoint.
    Reuters, Fortune, 21 June 2017
  • This man enabled the rape of dozens of women, destroying many lives.
    Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 28 Aug. 2017
  • The Saudi cash will certainly enable him to pay off his debts, though, and then some.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2022
  • Plus, an interior light enables grillers to be able to check in on their food, even when the sun has set.
    Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Can add bulk to his upper body that should enable him to stay durable and to sustain and play at a high level.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 21 Dec. 2022
  • With that code dump, Paras had enabled anyone to build their own Mirai.
    IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2023
  • Just doing that can ground us, and enable us to stay engaged, resilient and calm.
    Dolly Chugh, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022
  • First, a screen pass to Mikey Matthews on the right side enabled him to circumnavigate the defense and sprint to a 40-yard gain.
    Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Whether that’s enough to enable him to wrangle the system he’s been tasked with fixing remains to be seen.
    Longreads, 6 July 2018
  • Standing on one leg also enables the other one to warm up tucked against the body.
    Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 1 Feb. 2019

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